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For believers there has never been any doubt that prayer can heal the sick. Now, medical research from hospitals and universities has also shown that belief in God is good for people, and that helps people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Dr. Harold Koenig from Duke University says an analysis…

When nine-year-old Nolan Rogers stumbled across a letter in a glass bottle on an island in the middle of a lake, he imagined it might be a note from pirates. The truth about the letter turned out to be more than he could have imagined. The words inside were written on half a paper towel and were addressed…

Though scientists cannot fully explain the reasons why, prayer, meditation, and attending religious services appear to have a positive impact on a person’s health. The National Institute for Healthcare Research says that the number of projects examining the relationship have doubled in the past decade.…

According to "Santa's Relativistic Journey" for Santa Claus to be able “to deliver all his presents in one 12-hour night, he would have to travel at 76 percent the speed of light the entire time.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cinderellas-glass-slipper-wouldve-shattered_5681d41de4b06fa68880fcd6?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird+News&section=weird-news…

Peter’s Church in East Blatchington, Sussex has found a way to help their parishioners who struggle with practicing the spiritual discipline of silence. A parishioner of the 900-year-old church suggested they set a microphone in the middle of the sanctuary and sell the recording as a meditation tool.…

J. D. Drew, major league outfielder for the Boston Red Sox is a professing Christian. He finds living out his Christian faith in the public eye to be a challenge at times. He mentioned “the unique opportunities as a professional athlete to get in trouble, especially when you’re on the road.” He says…

In Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers. T. David Gordon writes, “We are swamped by the inconsequential, bombarded by images and sounds that rob us of the opportunity for reflection and contemplation that are necessary to reacquaint ourselves with what is significant.” - Why…

A question and answer session at a Desiring God conference turned into somewhat of a confession session for both the audience and the panel leading the discussion. Earlier in the conference well-known speaker, Francis Chan had spoken about God’s faithfulness in hearing and answering prayers. The talk…

Steady, Steady, Steady 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.…

The Call Another date with Ted Koppel, Josephine thinks as she listens to her constant companion, the TV. She carries the hot TV dinner through the hallway into the living room and settles into her Victorian chair for another lonely evening at home. As she peels back the foil, steam rises from her dinner,…

Background Noise In the distance, a siren sounds as an ambulance races against time. The base notes from the neighbor's stereo thunder through the wall and shake the knick knacks on the curio shelf. Your children slam the front door and run through the hall as the television is showing the first of fifteen…

Wilberforce counseled his readers to "rise on the wings of contemplation, until the praises and censures of men die away upon the ear, and the still small voice of conscience is no longer drowned by the din of this nether world."---- Source: Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper,…

Prayer How important is your prayer life? How would you describe prayer to a new believer? Personal Prayer is Personal. Hallmark can express our sentiments with their well written cards, but no gesture is as personal as prayer. When you care enough to send the very best, send your prayers. Refreshing…

MEDITATION In the city of Cardiff, those who attend St John's Rectory church don't have to pass notes during the sermon; they can send an email. In an attempt to stay current, the church installed the wireless Internet in their sanctuary so their worshippers can multi-task during the sermon. Reverend…

LORD'S SUPPER After serving the cup, ask the congregation, "What did God just say?" God speaks to us through our senses if we will pay attention. Not only does the smell and the taste take us back to the upper room, it pulls us back to this place, to the church Like it did with Abby, who is seven. She…

Just in: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr plan to publicly endorse the David Lynch Foundation’s initiative to teach one million at-risk youth to meditate during a news conference at Radio City Music Hall on Friday at noon (ET). The news conference will be webcast live on DavidLynchFoundation.org. Funds…

Spiritual Alignment Years ago we made an investment that's really paid off for us. No, we didn't buy IBM stock when it was cheap--we bought a lifetime alignment contract for the pickup. One hundred and thirty thousand miles later, it seems like a pretty good investment. Since the alignment is free, I…

NEW YEAR ABC News anchor Peter Jennings said, "It's not possible to simply celebrate this New Year's Eve, there's also a need to reflect." —USA Today, Dec. 28, 2001, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson There is a need to reflect this year. Certainly we need to reflect upon the events of 9-11 that Jennings…

Christian meditation has nothing to do with emptying our minds. Christian meditation engages every part of us-our mind, our emotions, our imagination, our creativity and, supremely, our will. As Archbishop Anthony Bloom puts it, ‘Meditation is a piece of straight thinking under God’s guidance.’ Source:…

Blessed! Psalm 1:1-6 NASB "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! [2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. [3] And he will be like a tree firmly planted…

Former President Harry Truman was famous for the long walks he took. Those were simpler days when he could take a walk like everyone else. One evening Truman decided to stroll to Memorial Bridge on the Potomac. While there, he grew curious about the mechanism that raised the middle span of the bridge.…

“Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer” (John Bunyan).

This is the Ignatian meditation that I led in the meditation room on Saturday. An explanation: There are lots of different traditions and styles of meditation, so first, an explanation of what will happen in this session. This will be a guided meditation based on one of the spiritual exercises of St…

The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could. One day…

(Communion Meditation) Robert F. Hull Jr. Mark 14:35-36; Mark 14:50; In a powerful sermon, Fred Craddock points out that only the reader of Mark’s Gospel really sees Jesus in Gethsemane lying prostrate on the ground and hears him praying for the hour to pass from him (Mark 14:35, 36). Peter, James, and…