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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006In response to this, a reader emailed me the following (reprinted with permission). I’m posting our email exchange with the hope that some of you will weigh in. I just read your post “sometimes I feel like this widow” on Away With Words. I was wondering if I could ask you a question…. Everytime I [...]
Another Chapter in the Judah Chronicles
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006It’s been a while since I wrote about my son, so here’s a story from this week. Tuesday night before bed, Judah prayed that I “wouldn’t be fired.” (Where he learned about being fired I’m not sure.) When I asked him what he meant, he thought for a second and said: “Well, I guess you [...]
Musings from the Mountaintop
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Sometimes I wonder why Jesus took time to get alone with the Father. Then I have an experience like I had earlier this week and I stop wondering. Something special happens when you make the time to pull away from the hustle and bustle of life and pray beyond routine and tradition and ritual. Disquieted [...]
CNN Reports: Miracle in Portland
Sunday, August 13th, 2006The “Most Popular” video at CNN tonight — “Girl’s Cancer Disappears” — testifies to the power of prayer. The oncologist “consulted with several colleagues, but came up with no explanations.” The report continued: “While doctors cannot explain Victoria’s recovery, her mother says she knows who to thank. ‘We know that God does miracles and we [...]
De ja vu all over again
Sunday, June 26th, 2005Friday night it suddenly hit me. Not that it wasn’t known previously, but the spacial significance meant more about 30 minutes into the program. Three years ago this very weekend, 50,000-75,000 young people prayed and fasted for spiritual awakening to return to our city. We met for 12 hours in the very same meadow in [...]
Primal prayer
Monday, April 18th, 2005“How are you?” I said, not really expecting a reply. All my neighbor Morris ever did was grunt at me. From “Loving New Yorkers Through Prayer,” by Diana’s uncle, Roger McPhail, in Decision magazine here.
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