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Access through Jesus' Name

I was traveling from Boston to Denver, and the departure area for my flight was buzzing with stern-looking men in dark suits talking into their lapels. ...


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Prayer Better Than Selfishness

Those people who pray know what most around them either don't know or choose to ignore: centering life in the insatiable demands of the ego is the ...


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Power of Prayer

Retired U.S. Marine Corps General Charles Krulak recounted a critical event in the Gulf War of 1991:

The prevailing winds in the Gulf area blow from northeast ...

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Gulf War Miracle

General Charles Krulak (USMC, retired) had this story to tell about his experience in the Gulf War in 1991:

There is a precious commodity in the Middle ...

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Student's Impossible Prayer Unanswered

However much he may want to, I do not believe God will answer the prayer of the student who turned in his test and prayed, "O God, please let Paris ...


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Powerless Christianity

While visiting Grand Coulee Dam, my family and I were surprised to see that the visitor's center was dark. It was a sunny day, so we thought the center ...


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Prayer Frees from Self

Those people who pray know what most around them either don't know or choose to ignore: centering life in the insatiable demands of the ego is the ...


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Rely on Father's Strength

Minister Bob Russell wrote about a father who watched through the kitchen window as his small son attempted to lift a large stone out of his sandbox. ...


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Joy Hard Won

In Decision, Joni Eareckson Tada writes:

Honesty is always the best policy, but especially when you're surrounded by a crowd of women in a restroom ...

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Fox Mulder on God's Distance

In an episode of "The X-Files," agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are discussing a prison chaplain who claims that God speaks directly to him. ...


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