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  • Haunted by the Prayer of Mother Teresa

    July 29th, 200912:50 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    A while back I had the privilege of joining Suzie Slonaker, Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, Clark Blakeman, and about 20 others for dinner at the Aquariva Restaurant just south of downtown Portland, Oregon. The funny thing about meeting at a hip restaurant on a Monday evening is -- you just about own the place. To say the least, we d...

  • I'll Take a Mocha...And a Miracle, Please

    July 26th, 200910:50 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    McDonald's is offering free mochas again this Monday. Every day, Jesus Christ offers much, much more. The following story is from my good friend Ann Dunagan, a missionary, homeschool mom, and author of several excellent books:Last Friday morning, I woke up to an urgent phone call regarding a troubled teenage girl. She'd run away from home, bee...

  • Dwelling Place

    July 18th, 200911:08 AM ET
    By Kimberlee Conway Ireton
    The lectionary readings for July 19 all hinge on two images. The dominant image is of the house of God. But sheep/shepherd imagery also abounds, especially in the alternate texts for the day. Let's see how it all comes together. In 2 Samuel 7, David realizes that he has a beautiful "house of cedar," but the ark of God dwells in a tent. He tells th...

  • Dancing with the Ark

    July 10th, 200901:28 PM ET
    By Kimberlee Conway Ireton
    For today's lectionary reflection I offer something a little different, a guided meditation of sorts on the Old Testament reading and the psalm. It is a day of great rejoicing. You and thousands upon ten thousands of your kindred, descendants of Jacob, have marched since daybreak, when you set out for Kiriath-jearim to gather up the ark of the Lo...

  • A Fourth of July Story---The Miracle That Led to the Declaration

    July 03rd, 200906:07 AM ET
    By Larkin Spivey
    On the Fourth of July we celebrate Independence Day, the day our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and committed themselves irreversibly to a cause for which they truly risked their lives and fortunes. As with all of history, this great event now has a certain sense of inevitability about it. We know now what happened, and it ...
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Jesus talked about no faith, little faith, faith, growing faith, more faith, much faith, which kind do you have right now?