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Gratitude for a grandmother in her final resting place
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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How to keep your ongoing prayers for others fresh and strong–from smart phones to email and Facebook, even singing!


An answer to an age-old quandary shows up on a smart phone.

Meet an artist with a rake and a broom. And blessings.

The evangelist Luke recounts heavenly mysteries in two books of the Bible, and angels play a key role.

The battle I’ve seen waged by loved ones who’ve been plagued with cancers of every stripe is one of emotions and faith and finding hope when there was no hope, praying through pain and fear.

When you do a little tracing back, you glimpse the stories behind your own story.

The love of God is there to comfort us. But how do you access that love when you are grieving?

When my brother-in-law Mike survived a small plane crash, total strangers prayed for him. Or were they?

Jesus prayed. And showed by his prayers what prayer can be: direct, simple, honest and passionate. Here’s help, in Jesus’s own words.

Prayer opens us up to the unexpected. Coincidence, it’s said, is how God remains anonymous.
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