Tag Archives: prayer

Moslems Are Just as Nominal

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

I had a very enlightening pilgrimage (as you expected). You will hear more (as you expected). I am not recovered from my nine-hour direct flight from Istanbul to JFK, then my three-hour van ride home. So maybe I am not … Continue reading →

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The ABCs of the E Word — Devote

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

The D in the ABCs of evangelism is for devote. We can never face the task at hand and access the inner resources we need to do it unless we come to it from a place of deep devotion to … Continue reading →

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For the Groaners

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

This little meditation is for the groaners: people whose hearts are aching, whose bodies don’t work, whose mental and emotional habits don’t match up with their heart’s desire. God is groaning with you. We ourselves, who have the firstfruits of … Continue reading →

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Good Questions about Jesus

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

One of my friends put up the picture at the left on Facebook, so here I am forwarding it and expanding its pernicious reach. Go figure. If it brings you down, I apologize. No matter how painful the dialogue, it … Continue reading →

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Pray and Not Faint…again

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

This morning, I woke up to one of those dreams with a cast of thousands. Gwen and I were going to some show at some stadium and I had a part in it. But I had forgotten my script in … Continue reading →

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A Fast with Shalom House

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

We had a great blessing-of-a-feast last night – turkey, all the accoutrements, Gwen’s famous (or should be) dessert punch, amazing friends and comrades. Now for the fast. The people of Shalom House have called for a fast today. Our friends over … Continue reading →

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Pray and Not Faint

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” (Luke 18:1)  At least He said that in the King James Version. I think it might be more literally translated: Jesus told them that “they” ought always to pray and … Continue reading →

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Ask

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.       One … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Curse Coming

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

The other day when we were reading Psalm 109 during noon prayer, we understood it completely wrong. We heard verses 6-19 like they were the psalmist pronouncing a long curse on someone. It was hard to take thirteen verses of … Continue reading →

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Launch on St. Brendan’s Day

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

When Gwen and I were on the Dingle Peninsula last summer, we did not expect a new grandson to end up with the name Brendan. It is a good name. On May 16, when we remember St. Brendan the Navigator … Continue reading →

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