Category: prayer

When wronged by others

May 6, 2008 | 7 comments

A couple of weeks ago I was grousing to myself about being unfairly wronged by another. I don’t like feeling resentful because I know it is totally out of character with living the Sermon on the Mount which instructs us

Remove the leading error

April 23, 2008 | 2 comments

A friend shared a graphic analogy with me yesterday that has given me much to think about. He had been feeling great frustration and grief over seeing many problems in his life that needed to be healed. The number of

The Nocebo Effect

March 14, 2008 | 3 comments

A reader sent in a link to a fascinating article on The Nocebo Effect. You’ve heard of placebos, I suspect. Placebos can be pills given to a patient that are supposed to have no effect, but in fact, have a

What is true goodness?

February 12, 2008 | 25 comments

While driving to my office today, it struck me how often people get upset with God because they don’t receive what they pray for. “God is supposed to be good,” they protest. “Why didn’t God give me what I asked

Dancing with God

January 18, 2008 | 4 comments

For all you dancers! Dancing With God When I meditated on the word “Guidance,” I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing. When two people try