Prayer
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The Turning Point In My Life, Part 2
(This is part 2. Part one is here.) I walked into my first dealership one January morning and with a whirlwind of energy, greeted the parts manager with a smile: “Hi, I’m Roger Knowlton with Premier Autoware. I’d like you to have one of my pens – careful it tends to develop feet and walk… Continue reading
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Praying for a Baby, Part 2
(This is part 2. The story of our early struggle with infertility begins here.) Okay, logic said, we definitely needed to keep this thing under wraps. We had a history, after all, and telling people would just lead to awkward conversations should the dreaded loss come our way again. But it came to me one… Continue reading
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Praying for a Baby
“You should know that I’m not much of a handyman,” I told Bill. “My wife can’t count on me to do much of anything around the house.” There’s the old chestnut that says honesty is the best policy, and if we were going to be offered this position managing the self-storage units called The Padlock,… Continue reading
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A Declaration of Dependence
Jesus not only loves the little children, He also demands that all of His followers be just like them… And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder… Continue reading
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Why We Find it Hard to Pray
I haven’t prayed yet today. Not really. I’m sitting in our home at my second office. I have a fine study at the church, which I really appreciate, but since my son went to college a couple of years ago, I was granted another option for a study space – his room. That’s where I am now.… Continue reading
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What God Told Paul When He Was Afraid
Talk about post-traumatic stress syndrome, I guess we should have expected this: Paul was afraid. And it’s no wonder. Who wouldn’t be? Think about it – he was… …stoned at Lystra …beaten with rods and jailed in Philippi …attacked by an unruly mob in Thessalonica …mocked in Athens …reviled in Corinth It seems that almost… Continue reading
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Advice For That Big College Spring Break Trip
Spring break trips by college students to Daytona Beach and other parts south have become infamous symbols today for full-out hedonistic pleasure. And Sunday I was talking with a young college student from our church who was home for the weekend, and told me he too was heading to the beaches when his spring break… Continue reading
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When Your Loved One Doesn’t Know Christ
At the beginning of last year I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen for some time, and when we started catching up, it didn’t take too long to find out what was on his heart: His teenage son was showing pretty clearly by his life that he had not embraced Christ. The spiritual… Continue reading
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The Secrets of Waiting
Waiting is one of the most difficult things that we have to do in life. It’s difficult because what we’re waiting for is often something we want very much, and yet we don’t know when, or if, it will come. And the uncertainty brings fear, and the fear brings pain. The single gal (or guy) who… Continue reading
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A House of Prayer?
When we think of the temple in ancient Israel, prayer isn’t the first thing that comes to our minds. The Lord Jesus, however, was different: “My House,” he said, quoting the prophet Isaiah, “shall be called a house of prayer.” (Matthew 21:13) But the question is why – why did Jesus (and Isaiah) identify prayer as… Continue reading
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