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Praying is right…

I recently titled a Sunday lesson Praying: More is Better. When preparing it, I knew “better” needed clarification. My purpose was not, repeat not, to improve anyone’s praying skills. I believe all praying, any praying, and every prayer are perfect. That lead me to title this posting Praying is right. Praying is right because it […]

Posted on July 13, 2011 at 2:42 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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How many ways to pray?

Living is praying. Every breath–as it continues life–gives thanks for life. Every breath, then, says, “Thank you, God, for the life you bless us with.” Even if we are not conscious that it’s true, we say a prayer with every breath. [If breathing is involuntary, is praying?] Every smile–as it brightens life–adds to the blessings […]

Posted on July 4, 2011 at 1:19 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Running w/ God

This was a beautiful, gray, humid and misty morning for an ever-longer run at Lady Bird Lake. And so it was a beautiful run. Focusing on nothing and feeling I received everything, I enjoyed a wonderful run with God. Dozens of occurrences gave me “Thank you, God!” moments. Hurried duffel-packing made me run sockless. First […]

Posted on May 21, 2011 at 10:29 am by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Why God is “dog” spelled backwards

God works in wonderful ways The job interview went wonderfully well. Two interviewers were prepped and primed and passed the questioning back and forth with graceful energy. I felt at home answering their queries about training and education and transitioning from corporate employment to self-employment and back. We laughed a lot. We traded stories. We […]

Posted on May 19, 2011 at 2:04 pm by Tim · Permalink · 4 Comments
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