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God Knows We Don’t Confuse Him with Santa Claus
As Christians, we scold ourselves a lot, not the least of which is about prayer. Have you heard this one? “God isn’t Santa Claus, you know, and He gets tired of our putting a wish list in front of Him … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Christmas, God, prayer, Santa, Steve Henderson
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Discouraged Because You Don’t Have Enough Faith?
I once knew a woman who, for many years, attributed her lack of health to a lack of faith. No matter how much she prayed, no matter how much she begged and pleaded God, no matter how much she asked the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, faith, God, prayer
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Living in Limbo-Land
Dreams are great things. They push us, prod us, exhilarate us, give us hope for a brighter future. They also frustrate us to no end, especially when we have a dream, a desire, a longing, an aching — for years and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, desire, dreams, prayer, Riverside Muse, Steve Henderson, watercolor painting
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It’s Easy to Doubt That God Hears Our Prayers
We’ve all had days when we wish that we were back in bed, before we even climb out of it. Not long ago, I faced a situation — not a major one, but not so minor that it wouldn’t add its weight of … Continue reading
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Tagged BeliefNet, Christianity, God, Jesus, prayer, Steve Henderson
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Do We Really Need Prayer in Public Schools?
Christians, like all humans, fuss about things, and a central fussing point of the last many years is prayer in schools. “Our country is falling apart because we no longer have prayer in schools,” people say. emphasizing the point with … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, misfit, prayer, prayer in schools, schools
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The Privacy of Our Minds
Lately, every time I open the mail from a government agency, or a health care provider, or a utility entity, I find an extra piece of scrap paper to write my grocery list on — a privacy notice stating how … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, freedom, media, prayer, privacy
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Oops! Did God Forget You?
This is not something you want to happen to you. It’s 10 p.m. You’re tired. You snuggy up in the bed with your Kindle, the atrociously unpleasant cat, and the Norwegian Artist (well, actually, I snuggy up to the Norwegian; you’ve got … Continue reading
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Waiting, and Waiting, and Waiting on God
We lived two years in a rustically renovated barn while we built our house, paying for it as we went. There were six of us, four of whom were under 11, two significantly so. The most frequent comment I heard, … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, God, patience, prayer, Waiting
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The Artificial God
In one of those genie-in-a-bottle stories, a poor man wishes for a million dollars, and he really should have been suspicious when the genie acceded so, shall I say, genially? to his request. Sure enough, the hapless hero receives one … Continue reading
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