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Prayer, Plain and Simple
Time is Short – So I Pray!
By
Mark Herringshaw
I’m feeling mortal this morning – a stiff back, a bum knee that’s keeping me from running and driving me to the doctor next week, and a general sense of finality. The clock is ticking. Counterweight: I recently came across this amazing prayer by Alphonsus Liguori (1696 – 1787). O my God, help me to remember…
Prayer for Adoption
By
Mark Herringshaw
I know two families – Erik and Sheryl, and Shelley and Ed who are presently in the process of adopting siblings from 3rd world nations. Both are having very difficult times closing the deal because of nonsensical governmental bureaucracy in the countries of origin. Adoption has always been God’s heart and both of these situations…
Wheeler-Dealer God iv: Poker with Jesus
By
Mark Herringshaw
I believe God does bargain, but his terms are high stakes. Most of the time I don’t have courage to stay in the game. I fold my hand before the bidding starts. Here’s another clip from Six Prayers God Always Answers – a dare to play poker with Jesus! Martin Luther had a quick wit…
A Prayer for Forgiveness
By
Mark Herringshaw
King David was known as “a man after God’s own heart.” David loved God, lived with passion and prayed with poetic and transparent honesty. But David was also a sinner. He stole the wife of one of his most loyal soldiers, conceived a child by her and then to cover his deceit, murdered the man.…
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