prayer
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Praying For Good vs Praying For Evil
Greetings, all, In my Bible reading today, I was struck by how the psalmist prayed for his adversaries to be accursed and suffer shame. This contrasts sharply with the teaching of Jesus, who said we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I suppose this is why Jesus is set apart… Continue reading
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Why do Hindus pray to gods that don’t exist?
It makes little sense to pray to something or someone that doesn’t exist. Instead, pray to the one true God who is the creator, sustainer, and animator of all that exists, and to Him alone. This is wholly logical, for He alone has control of all your life circumstances. Continue reading
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Fighting in the Abrahamic religions
I thought I would offer a few thoughts in consideration of the present war in the Middle East. From a Christian perspective, violence of any kind is always wrong. It’s okay to be angry, and fight peacefully for justice, but it’s never right to harm another human being in any way. Jesus exemplified a non-violent… Continue reading
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Just Carrying On is Enough
There are times when life feels a bit like being stuck in heavy traffic. There is no obvious way to move forward. At these times we have to keep our trust in God and be satisfied with simply carrying on. It’s an oddity of human experience that our frame of mind can be totally consuming.… Continue reading
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Going Home?
Greetings, friends. All glory to the Most High God! I hope that you are all in good spirits. It’s 3am as I type. I slept earlier but woke up a couple of hours ago and have been engaged in some prayer and Scripture reading. Today is a big day for me. I have been speaking… Continue reading
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From Despair to Where?
Friends, please forgive me for writing another personal post today. I really need to express the thoughts and feelings I’m presently experiencing. I feel so stuck – trapped on this ward. After 10 weeks here things seem to be getting harder rather than better. There is spiritual darkness on the ward, and despite my best… Continue reading
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