Sunday, July 28, 2013

Dig Deeply into Opposing Points of View

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Detroit The nytimes has a nice interview with biologist Francis Collins (" Francis S. Collins: By the Book " ). Collins is a ...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Solitary Prayer and Doing (Prayer Summer)

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"Prayer was a central dimension of Jesus' life. All four Gospels portray our Lord as a person of prayer. The centrality of prayer...

Prayer as the The Door to the Fields of the Lord Where His Glory Dwells (Prayer Summer)

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Praying, in Eldoret, Kenya In 1982 God upgraded my life to be one of long, serious, joyful prayer. My first extended prayer experience ...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Determinism, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility - An Invitation to a Discussion Over Coffee

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Self, confronting evil I just read Boston Review's excellent discussion on determinism (especially biological), free will, and mora...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Your Brain While Praying

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See this " Through the Wormhole " video - "Your Brain on Prayer." Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg of the University ...

Prayer and Community (Prayer Summer)

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The praying life of a Jesus-follower moves back and forth between solitary praying and community life. What God builds in us when we are a...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Finding a Real Atheist

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Monroe County I thoroughly enjoyed John Gray's The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths . Gray is an excellent wr...

Prayer as Creating Space for God (Prayer Summer)

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Linda and I in Israel, with Josh and Beth Bentley Henri Nouwen writes: "The discipline of prayer is the intentional, concentrate...

Solitude and Prayer (Prayer Summer)

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Today I'm going to spend 4-6 hours alone with God. This has been my is my habit, on Tuesdays, for the past 36 years. I'll be pray...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Clarity Comes as We Become Transparent in Prayer (Prayer Summer)

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Valley of Elah, Israel One of our Prayer Summer partners sent me this note. John - Thank you for doing this Summer Prayer it has bee...