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Prayer Concerns

Prayer requests based on news events from around the world.

Posted 6/18/13 at 9:57 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 18

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Country singer Blake Shelton

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • Jay Rockefeller - Democratic senator from West Virginia - 76
  • Paul McCartney - member of the band The Beatles - 71
  • William Randolph Hearst III - philanthropist - 64
  • Carol Kane - actress in the movie The Princess Bride - 61
  • Elizabeth Devine - co-producer of the TV series CSI: Miami - 52
  • Dizzy Reed - keyboardist in the band Guns N' Roses - 50
  • Greg Yaitanes - director of TV series House M.D. - 43
  • Nathan Morris - singer in the group Boyz II Men - 42
  • Alana De La Garza - actress in the TV serise Law & Order - 37
  • Blake Shelton - country singer - 37
  • Ivana Wong - singer from Hong Kong - 34
  • Antonio Gates - San Diego Chargers football player - 33
  • Tara Platt - actress in the TV series Shelf Life - 33
  • Scooter Braun - musical talent manager - 32
  • Meaghan Rath - actress in the TV series Being Human - 27
  • Renee Olstead - actress in the TV series The Secret Life of the American Teenager - 24
  • Carla Lopes - actress in the Portuguese TV series Lua Vermelha - 24
  • Willa Holland - actress in the TV series Arrow - 22
  • Soy Kroon - actor in the TV series Galaxy Park - 18

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/18/13 at 4:59 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Food Shortages in Nigeria

According to the Associated Press, Islamic terrorists in Nigeria have caused 19,000 farmers to flee their land and this could cause severe food shortages. Agriculture minister Usman Zannah told AP, "We anticipate general hunger this year because all roads linking the cities to the farming hinterlands have been closed down."

Prayer List

  1. Pray for emotional healing for the families and friends of people killed by terrorists.
  2. Pray for physical healing for the Nigerians injured by the terrorists.
  3. Pray for the Nigerian Christians to love their enemies and to have opportunities to share the gospel with them.
  4. Pray for refugees to find housing and for their needs to be met.
  5. Pray for the terrorists be defeated or to retreat so that farmers can return to their farms and finish bringing in the harvest.
  6. Pray for wisdom for Nigeria's government.
  7. Pray for the terrorist group Boko Haram to put down their weapons and make peace with their opponents.

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Posted 6/17/13 at 10:16 AM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 17

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Politician Newt Gingrich

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • Newt Gingrich - former Republican Speaker of the House - 70
  • Barry Manilow - singer - 70
  • Art Bell - radio host - 68
  • Marcy Kaptur - Democratic congresswoman from Ohio - 67
  • Joe Piscopo - comedian - 62
  • Thomas Haden Church - actor in the TV series Wings - 53
  • Greg Kinnear - actor in the movie Little Miss Sunshine - 50
  • Tory Burch - fashion designer - 47
  • Paulina Rubio - Mexican singer - 42
  • Steven Fletcher - Canadian quadriplegic politician - 41
  • Krayzie Bone - rap producer - 40
  • Louis Leterrier - director of the movie Now You See Me - 40
  • Kumiko Aso - Japanese actress - 35
  • Venus Williams - tennis player - 33
  • Arthur Darvill - actor in the TV series Doctor Who - 31
  • Rebecca Breeds - actress in the Australian TV series Blue Water High - 26
  • Kendrick Lamar - hip hop singer - 26
  • Inês Cabral - Portuguese actress - 18
  • Damani Roberts - actor in the TV series All About the Andersons - 17

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/14/13 at 5:04 PM | Prayer Concerns

Father's Day Prayer List

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Happy Father's Day to all the dads reading this blog post.

 Prayer List

  1. Thank God for your father and all the other dads.
  2. The Census Bureau reported in 2011 that there are 70 million fathers in America of which 1.7 million are single parents raising children. Psychologist Darryl Pure told ABC News that single fathers struggle financially too. "There's often a fear among single fathers that if the mother steps in, she'll regain custody, so single, custodial fathers don't go after child support as much as single mothers do, and I know a lot of fathers that are really impoverished." Pray for single fathers in poverty.
  3. Pray for dads to be godly role models for their kids.
  4. Pray for people whose dads have died recently and are mourning.
  5. Pray for dads in struggling marriages. The Huffington Post reported that men are more likely to have an affair after Father's Day.
  6. Thank your heavenly Father for the gift of salvation available through Jesus Christ.

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Posted 6/14/13 at 10:53 AM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 14

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Actress Lucy Hale

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • Marla Gibbs - actress in the TV series The Jeffersons - 82
  • Joe Arpaio - known as "America's toughest sheriff" - 81
  • Steny Hoyer - Democratic Congressman from Maryland - 74
  • John MacArthur - pastor and author - 74
  • Jim Sensenbrenner - Republican Congressman from Illinois - 70
  • Donald Trump - host of the TV show The Apprentice - 67
  • Rowan Williams - former archbishop of the Church of England - 63
  • Alexander Sokurov - director of the movie Russian Ark - 62
  • Debbie Arnold - actress in the British - 58
  • Boy George - singer in the band Culture Club - 52
  • Yasmine Bleeth - actress in the TV series Nash Bridges - 45
  • Stephanie Graf - tennis player - 44
  • MC Ren - rapper - 44
  • Diablo Cody - writer - 35
  • Chauncey Leopardi - actor in the movie The Sandlot - 32
  • Siobhán Donaghy - former singer in the Sugarbabes - 29
  • Kevin McHale - actor in the TV series Glee - 25
  • Lucy Hale - actress in the TV series Pretty Little Liars - 24
  • Jesy Nelson - singer in the British group Little Mix - 21
  • Julia Joyce - actress in the TV series Torchwood - 15

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/13/13 at 11:24 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 13

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The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • Eleanor Holmes Norton - Washington D.C. nonvoting delegate in Congress - 75
  • Jerrold Nadler - New York Democratic Congressman - 66
  • Joe Roth - executive producer of the TV series Anger Management - 65
  • Richard Thomas - actor in the TV series The Waltons - 62
  • Tim Allen - actor in the TV series Home Improvement - 60
  • Alan Hansen - BBC sportscaster - 58
  • Hannah Storm - ESPN SportsCenter co-anchor - 51
  • Lesli Kay - actress in the TV series The Bold and the Beautiful - 48
  • Kasia Kowalska - singer in Polish rock bands - 40
  • Selma Björnsdóttir - singer from Iceland - 39
  • Kim Lomas - actress in the TV series Coronation Street - 37
  • Florent Malouda - Chelsea soccer player - 33
  • Chris Evans - actir in the movie Captain America - 32
  • Raz-B - rapper - 28
  • Kat Dennings - actress in the TV series 2 Broke Girls - 27
  • Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen - twins that acted in the TV series Full House - 27
  • Katrina Michelle Legaspi - actress in the TV series Pintada - 19
  • Abdallah El Akal - actor in Israel - 15

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/12/13 at 10:07 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 12

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George. H.W. Bush

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • David Rockefeller - philanthropist - 98
  • George Herbert Walker Bush - former president - 89
  • Jim Nabors - actor in the TV series The Andy Griffith Show - 80
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard - Democratic congresswoman from California - 72
  • Marv Albert - baseball sportscaster - 72
  • David Thornton - actor in the movie The Notebook - 60
  • Timothy Busfield - actor in the TV series Thirtysomething - 56
  • Rebecca Holden - actress in the TV series Knight Rider - 55
  • Ally Sheedy - actress in the movie The Breakfast Club - 51
  • Tim DeKay - actor in the TV series White Collar - 50
  • Frances O'Connor - actress in the movie Artificial Intelligence - 46
  • Mark Henry - wrestler - 42
  • Hideki Matsui - Japanese baseball player - 39
  • Diego Milito - Argentine soccor player - 34
  • Dave Franco - actor in the TV series Scrubs - 28
  • Blake Ross - computer programmer and co-founder of Mozilla Firefox - 28
  • Kendra Wilkinson - actress in the reality TV show Kendra on Top - 28
  • Jrue Holiday - Philadelphia 76ers baskeball player - 23
  • Kevin Wu - YouTube personality - 23
  • Isaac Gorman - actor in the Australian TV series Home and Away - 18

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/11/13 at 11:29 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 11

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Congressman Charles Rangel

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

  • Charles Rangel - Democratic Congressman from New York - 83
  • Gene Wilder - actor in the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - 80
  • Adrienne Barbeau - actress in the TV series General Hospital - 68
  • Henry Cisneros - former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - 65
  • Russell Hitchcock - singer in the band Air Supply - 63
  • Greta Van Susteren - Fox News commentator - 59
  • Joe Montana - retired football player - 57
  • Hugh Laurie - actor in the TV series House, M.D. - 54
  • Gilbert Alexander Wadsworth III - 54
  • Mehmet Oz - known as Dr. Oz on TV - 53
  • Gioia Bruno - singer in the group Exposé - 50
  • Claire Carey - actress in the TV series Coach - 46
  • Chris Rice - Christian singer - 43
  • Choi Ji-woo- South Korean actress in 38
  • Joshua Jackson - actor in the TV series Fringe - 35
  • Ujjwala Raut - Indian model - 35
  • Josh Ramsay - music producer - 28
  • Shia LaBeouf - actor in the Transformers movie series - 27
  • Eugene Simon - actor in the TV series House of Anubis - 21
  • Ana Marta Ferreira - actress in the TV series Rebelde Way - 19

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/10/13 at 7:05 PM | Prayer Concerns

Prayer List: Celebrity Birthdays for June 10

The following celebrities have birthdays today. Please pray for them to be guided by the Holy Spirit and to serve God with a pure heart. Pray that their actions will glorify God and that Christ's love will flow from their lives into their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers lives.

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
  • Nat Hentoff - columnist - 88
  • Mickey Jones - actor in the TV series Home Improvement - 72
  • Jeff Greenfield - NBC political commentator - 70
  • John Edwards - 2004 Vice Presidential candidate - 60
  • Lindsay Hoyle - British Labor Member of Parliament - 56
  • Eliot Spitzer - former governor of New York - 54
  • Scott McCloud - cartoonist - 53
  • Akie Abe - Japan's first lady - 52
  • Gina Gershon - actress in the movie Face/Off - 51
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn - actress in the TV series Criminal Minds - 50
  • Kate Flannery - actress in the TV series The Office - 49
  • Elizabeth Hurley - actress in the Austin Powers movie series - 48
  • Kate Snow - NBC News correspondent - 44
  • Bobby Jindal - governor of Louisiana - 42
  • Faith Evans - R&B singer - 40
  • Takako Matsu - Japanese singer - 36
  • Shane West - actor in the TV series Nikita - 35
  • Lee Brice - country singer - 33
  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden - 31
  • Leelee Sobieski - actress in the movie Joan of Arc - 30
  • Brandon Hampton - actor in the TV series Friday Night Lights - 23
  • Addison Hoover - actress in the TV series The Bold and the Beautiful - 23
  • Sasha Obama - daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama - 12

Postscript: If you have any friends on Facebook with birthdays today, consider praying for them on their birthday. FULL POST

Posted 6/10/13 at 1:27 PM | Prayer Concerns

Nelson Mandela Nearing Death?

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Nelson Mandela in 2008.

CNN has reported that South Africa's beloved democracy activist and former president Nelson Mandela has a lung infection that could lead to death. The South African Sunday Times features a headline that says, 'It's time to let him go'.

Mandela is 94 years old. He won the good will of many South Africans for his leadership in opposing racial separation (apartheid) in the country.

Critics of Mandela have accused him of having ties to communists. According to Wikipedia, Mandela refused to become a communist "because its atheism conflicted with his Christian faith, and because he saw the South African struggle as being racially based rather than class warfare." FULL POST

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