Critique of Emergents
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Learning to Pray from Jesus #5
Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States have spent months trying to persuade Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment and reprocessing. These six nations do not want Iran to become a nuclear power. The negotiations have been going on for months. Imagine, if just before these talks had started, we read in the morning paper: “Diplomats From Six Nations Gather for Prayer.” Imagine the article shared how the senior diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wanted to prevent Iran from going nuclear. But their first step was going to be prayer. For a month they would gather and pray.Read More »Learning to Pray from Jesus #5
Strong Hurricane Poor Service
Erik Larson’s book Isaac’s Storm tells the true story of the September 9, 1900 hurricane which obliterated Galveston, TX–the greatest natural disaster in American history.… Read More »Strong Hurricane Poor Service
Bald Head Prayer
In his book “Prayers” (Sheed & Ward, 1963, 90-92) Michel Quoist prays with thanksgiving for the way in which a lecturer’s bald head reminds him of Jesus’ promise in Luke 12:7: “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” It is a prayer thanking God for how he has made us each unique. It is a prayer calling us to recognize the uniqueness of one another and to be as mindful of each other as God is mindful of us.Read More »Bald Head Prayer