Month: September 2013
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Prayer 2: Unlearning and Re-learning How to Pray
Don: Jesus says in Matthew 18:19: “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.” He says much the same thing in Matthew 7:7-8: “Ask, and it will be given to you;…
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Prayer: Harder than you think?
Don: If one were to place a finger on any inhabited spot on a globe of the Earth, one would be certain to find people who pray. Prayer is one of the most commonly held cultural similarities of humankind. It is as basic, human, and instinctual a trait as eating and sleeping. The notion that…
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What Can We Pray For?
Matthew 18:19: “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 7:7-12: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened…
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Reconciliation
This meeting was severely disrupted as a result of last week’s lightning strike on the church. I was connected via Skype to Don, who was visiting Saudi Arabia, and to Ada, who lives in Canada, and to the church classroom in Taylor, Michigan via someone’s cellphone with speakerphone capability. My iPhone was also on speakerphone…