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Prayer Better than E-Mail

From the time when God became real to me, I knew that communicating with him--two way communication--was the most important thing in the world. To communicate ...


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The Purpose of a Day of Prayer

A day of prayer should answer two questions: "Who are you, Lord?" and "What shall I do?"


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The Longest Prayer

I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but, as I live longer, and see more of life, I believe there is no such thing as getting through ...


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Freed from Ego

A woman said to a guest at dinner, "We say grace at dinner each day to remind us around here that there is something bigger than our egos." ...


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Prayer Requires Submission

When we pray, we relinquish in a radical way our so-called sovereignty over the purposes of our lives. We subordinate our plans, schedules and life scenarios ...


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The Purpose of the Church

No man should be alone when he opposes Satan. The church and the ministry of the Word were instituted for this purpose, that hands may be joined together ...


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Cynic's Intercession

"Lord, I lay before you the prayer concerns voiced this morning ... even though most of 'em sound like whining to me."


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Souls Without Prayer Are Paralyzed

Souls without prayer are like people whose bodies or limbs are paralyzed: they possess feet and hands but they cannot control them.


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The Simple Answer to Prayer

A well-known author and authority on prayer was giving a seminar. During the question-and-answer period, a man raised his hand and boldly asked, "Doctor, ...


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The Unwanted Answers

Heaven is full of answers to prayers for which no one ever bothered to ask.


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