Tag: Prayer
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The Experiment
(2-minute read) My wife, like most artists, is constantly experimenting and learning. Lately, it’s been on the subject of painting clouds. Last week, she wanted to experiment with a new color palette to create a mood with clouds and water. Since experimenting with a new full-size canvas would become expensive, she chose a thin, inexpensive…
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Pirate’s Treasure
(3-minute read) In the early days of the American colonies, pirates plagued merchant shipping on the trade routes of the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. At their peak between 1715 and 1725, it is estimated that there were approximately 2000 pirates manning ships of various sizes. With no organized armed resistance against them, few…
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Weight
I’m a stress eater. The past few years have been quite stressful for our family, and my weight has ballooned. I decided to go on a diet, and although I was following the diet for several weeks quite strictly, I wasn’t losing any weight. I would lose a little one day and gain it back…
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St Petersburg Church
(3-minute read) Last Saturday night, we were invited to go with our friends Dean and Patti to their church in St. Petersburg, FL. The church had started a new thing in which, once a month during the service, they brought prayer teams to the front of the church and opened it to anyone wanting prayer.…
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The Lord’s Supper or Communion
At sunset on April 5th this year, Jews worldwide will celebrate Passover. On that night during the Passover meal, they will be demonstrating the gospel without realizing it. One of the things that stood out to me most prominently was the bread. At the Last Supper, during a Passover Seder, Jesus instituted what we now…
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Practicing Faith
(2-minute read) Back in the 1970s, I had the opportunity of traveling with an older minister. I went with him to 15 different churches, and at each place, there would be women wanting him to pray for them for something to do with pregnancy. Although the minister never mentioned it during a sermon or gave…
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Rolling Thoughts
(2-minute read) Controlling my thoughts has always been a problem for me. Sometimes I need to concentrate, and my brain does not want to cooperate and brings up things that are not a part of what needs to be considered. Even during the night, when I want to sleep, my brain will suggest that we…