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Praying the Day after the Crucifixion

Lord, For three years you mentored your disciples. You answered their questions. You prayed for them, and when they could not find you, when they found you, they found you praying. You taught them to pray. You talked with them … Continue reading

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Prayer from a Song about Signs

When I was a teenager and a preacher’s son in Weirton, West Virginia, one of my favorite popular songs was “Signs,” originally recorded by the Five Man Electrical Band. The song protests the limitations imposed by signs. Several examples of … Continue reading

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Memorable Gifts and Prayers of Thanks

What is the most memorable gift you have received? When I was in my twenties, my younger brother Mark, to whom I referred in a recent post about my earliest memory, gave me a Christmas present that impressed me from … Continue reading

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How Do You Show Love?

How do you show love? In his 1995 book The 5 Love Languages, author and family life consultant Gary Chapman identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. Although he identified … Continue reading

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Listening to God when You Cannot Pray

A little more than thirty years ago, I endured a series of events that traumatized me. I was angry at God, so angry that I didn’t want to talk to him. However, I did want to hear what he had … Continue reading

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Prayer and the Language I Want to Speak

What language do you wish you could speak? I have studied several foreign languages. Of those, I speak Spanish best and read New Testament Greek best. While I was living in Germany, a florist once refused to sell to me … Continue reading

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Prayer and Defining Success

How do you define success? In different parts of my life, I have measured success by attainment of goals or by consistency of effort. At this time in my life, I still run, but I measure success in frequency of … Continue reading

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Prayer and a Treasure that Has Been Lost

Like many other American students in high school, I purchased a class ring. Mine was white silver with a white spinel stone (diamond appearance) and its symbols and wording proudly proclaimed the year of my graduation from Oneida High School. … Continue reading

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Prayer and My Earliest Memory

One morning in 1959, I awakened, rolled out of my bed, and toddled over to a crib nearby. I peered in at a baby, my little brother Mark. That’s my earliest memory. Mark and I have shared many memories since. … Continue reading

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Prayer for Achieving More for God’s Glory in 2023

The new year, 2023, has begun. I began the day by singing, praying and communing with other Christians at Heartland Church of Christ in Kansas City, Kansas. An elder and the preacher discussed the direction of the congregation in the … Continue reading

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