WILLARD ON PRAYER Dallas Willard writes: “Prayer is conversing, communicating with God. When we pray we talk to God, aloud or within our thoughts. In the nature of the case, […]
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ANSWERS TO PRAYER OUT OF STEWARDSHIP A farmer whose barns were full of corn used to pray that the poor be supplied, but when anyone in need asked for corn
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TITHING Dr. Russell Conwell, founder of Temple University in Philadelphia, once asked for testimonies in prayer meeting of those who had tithed for several years. Six gave glowing witness to
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TIME SPENT During the average life of a person, he will spend: 7 years in the bathroom — 6 years eating — 5 years waiting in line — 4 years
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PRAYER OPPORTUNITY A busy mother was washing clothes and folding them. As she took them from the dryer and folded them, one by one, she prayed for each member of
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CHURCH OPEN FOR PRAYER — CHECKING IN The story is told of a certain priest who was puzzled by a shabby old man who went into his church at noon
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MEALTIME GRACE Bless, O Lord, these delectable vittles; May they add to Thy glory and not to our middles. Campbell’s Notebook
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ASK CAREFULLY A man went to a fortune teller hoping that she would be able to look into her crystal ball and make some stock market predictions. “My fee,” said
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THE VOICE FROM ABOVE It seems these two big city coaches from the University of Washington were snooping over around in Washington State country in Pullman. It was winter and
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A HELPFUL RESOURCE Baker Book House has just printed a most helpful book entitled Worship Services for Special Occasions, by Edd Breeden, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa
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THE KNEELING CAMEL The camel at the close of day kneels down upon the sandy plain To have his burden lifted off to rest again. My soul, thou, too shouldst
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LEADERSHIP PROVERBS Fasting and prayer sensitize the spirit, feasting and revelry dull the soul.
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PRAYER In the United States of America, we associate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with “state of the art” technology. However, during a news conference from the space shuttle
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A DEAL YOU CAN’T REFUSE The story is told (though not fully authenticated), that some years back Colonel Sanders went to Rome and arranged for private audience with the Pope.
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PICK YOUR WORDS WITH CARE The Wall Street Journal once paraphrased “Give us this day our daily bread” in legal contract language: “We respectively petition, request, and entreat that due
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SO AS NOT TO OFFEND The Washington, D.C. comic, Mark Russell, warns of requiring prayer in the public schools and of finding a prayer that fits everyone’s religious background. He
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IMPRESSIONS As Robert Morrison, the missionary to China, drew near to the scene of his work, the American captain of his ship said to him: “And so, Mr. Morrison, you
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PRAY INFORMED PRAYERS Rev. Arley Fadness of Harrisburg, South Dakota, tells of being a student at Augustana Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was the custom for students in
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R. G. LETOURNEAU Robert G. LeTourneau was probably one of the great geniuses of our time and a great Christian. He had the subcontractor’s job for the Hoover Dam. He
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PRAYER AT DAYBREAK Help me use this day so wisely, Lord That there will be no sad regret When evening comes, for hours misspent, For work undone; and let me
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