In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is inspired to thank God for the ministries in the church. But he’s not talking about the kitchen ministry that feeds everyone delicious food after church, he’s talking about the one that sits at the nape of the neck of all the ladies in the church. He talks […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, he talks about being inspired by a man he saw playing whack-a-mole at Laguardia Airport. As the game went on, the man kept getting frustrated and just started whacking indiscriminately, which didn’t solve his problems. GRIFF saw, in this moment, a metaphor applicable to his life. He also saw […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF recalls getting baptized alongside a 90-year-old woman who was also getting baptized for the first time. He wonders what she had done her whole life before giving herself over to Christ, and whether there she really had any time left to live a life with Jesus after getting […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF prays for “the people that be strong and wrong.” He means this in terms of people who tend to hear song lyrics the wrong way, and sing the misheard lyrics loudly, passionately, and confidently. He gives some examples, like the mother of his children misquoting “the devil is […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck by how easy it is for us to give the devil his props when something goes wrong, or when we make bad decisions. But at the same time, we are hesitant to say it when God is clearly the one who looked out for us by […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck by the celebratory spirit that comes with knowing that it’s the day before the latest Madden game is released. He asks that God bless him and his “stupid friends” who will be waiting in line tonight eagerly waiting to purchase the game and get to playing […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, he apologizes to God for being excited about the wrong things. He talks about society’s obsession with things like weave and beauty products, or sneakers and video games, and the simultaneous lack of interest in God and his word. GRIFF tells God that he wants to be like those […]
In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck with gratefulness for the old school moms out there, who worried about every little thing, so their children would stay presentable at any age, and grow up to be good men and women. He talks about the moms that greased up their kids before they got […]
In GRIFF’s Prayer today, GRIFF comes to the Lord saying he is “overweight in his lack of faith.” He asks God to help him shed a few faithless pounds so that he may become much closer to Him. “Get me shaped up in your name, Lord,” he says, deeming this particular call out for help […]
For NFL fans, it’s very a special time of the year. In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF delivers an impassioned prayer to God to thank Him for the beginning of football season. After a long period of waiting while other sports seasons took place, he takes the time to bask in the excitement of […]