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When God Speaks to Us in Our Dreams

Has God ever spoken to you in a dream? I’ve never experienced it myself, but I’m always fascinated…

When God Answers Weird Prayers

If you’re anything like me, your prayers often run along the same lines. “Heal them.” “Meet their needs.”…

When an Answer Comes Slowly

We’re at the last soccer game of the season for my eight-year-old son Isaiah’s team. Parents and grandparents…

What Prayer Can Do: Long-Distance Coverage

Back in Portland, Oregon, I’d had it all–a solid career as a freelance artist and steady acting work…

What Prayer Can Do: Ask and You Shall Receive

Dollywood, the highlight of our big trip to Tennessee with my daughter and her family. Just as I…

What Prayer Can Do: A Lesson in Multiplication

Last year I joined San Francisco’s City Impact, a nondenominational group doing outreach to inner-city residents. This was…

What Prayer Can Do: A Good Turn

Stubbornness runs in my family–even my in-laws are hardheaded. But I thought I was the most stubborn of…

What Prayer Can Do: A Divine Burst of Speed

Hey, Filthy Felthy!” It was a guy called Chim. I was in junior high and he was in…

The Power of a Healing Hug

The storm raged. I turned off the car and leaned back against the seat. The thunder and the…

The House-Sale Prayer

For my thoughts are not your thoughts . . . says the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 (RSV) My husband…

The Five-Dollar Miracle

If I am ever tempted to think someone is too difficult for God to transform, or if I…

Sarah of the Bible: When God Makes You Laugh

Remember Sarah’s reaction when the three men—God’s messengers—appeared at Abraham’s tent and said that he and Sarah would…

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