Augustine rsquo s autobiographical Confessions describes his long and winding journey to Jesus On one occasion he was riding to the palace to give a flattering speech for the emperor He was fretting over his deceptive applause lines when he noticed a drunken beggar ldquo joking and laughing rdquo He realized the drunk already had whatever fleeting happiness his shifty career might bring and with much less effort So Augustine stopped striving for worldly success But he was still enslaved by lust He knew he couldn rsquo t turn to Jesus without turning from sin and he still struggled with [... more]

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Some of us are major league worriers and minor league pray-ers Today we'll help you change leagues Pastor Greg Laurie is presenting a series called What Every Growing Christian Needs to Know And today we're focusing on prayer Glad you're along here on A New Beginning as we investigate the proper role of prayer in a healthy believer's life We'll see God even provides a model for effective prayer And to neglect the privilege of prayer is to rob ourselves of His power and peace View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest [... more]