Category Archives: Prayer

Got to Give Him Credit

Posted on December 28, 2017 by jesustrek

A man was driving down a city street, frantically looking for a parking space because he was in danger of being late for an important meeting. Even though he was not a particularly religious fellow, he was desperate enough to … Continue reading →

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Asking and Receiving

Posted on December 22, 2017 by jesustrek

It was just a few days before Christmas, and a Sunday School teacher was valiantly trying to teach a lesson on prayer to her excited young students. “Ask and you shall receive”, she quoted. “Do you know who said that?” … Continue reading →

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Out of Control

Posted on December 19, 2017 by jesustrek

On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 6:00am, Amtrak passenger train 501 left Seattle, Washington on its way to Portland, Oregon. About 18 miles south of Tacoma, something went terribly wrong. The train jumped the tracks and most of its cars plunged … Continue reading →

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How We Treat God

Posted on November 24, 2017 by jesustrek

Someone once said that we treat God like we treat a policeman. When we are driving 70 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone, we don’t want to see a policeman. But when someone is breaking into our house … Continue reading →

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Stay Focused!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by jesustrek

There is always a lot of commotion going on in Washington, D.C. Many groups and individuals are constantly striving to make sure that their interests and special causes are in the national debate. It can become difficult to sort through … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 10, 2017 by jesustrek

It has been said that Thanksgiving is a very confusing holiday for atheists. They have all these feelings of gratitude, but no one to whom they can give thanks! Most of us know that there is a God who pours … Continue reading →

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May I Speak with the Owner?

Posted on October 19, 2017 by jesustrek

Churches are not exempt from getting telephone calls from solicitors. These callers often do not know that they have dialed the number of a church, and their standard sales pitch does not quite fit the situation. Just the other day, … Continue reading →

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Bad Results

Posted on October 7, 2017 by jesustrek

A recent cartoon of Dennis the Menace pictured the mischievous young fellow kneeing at his bedside for his nightly prayers. As usual, he had some confessing to do—“It was an honest mistake with bad results.” Some of our sins are … Continue reading →

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House of Prayer

Posted on September 15, 2017 by jesustrek

I found a huge praying mantis on the door of our church building two different days recently. I don’t know anything about the territorial habits of these weird looking creatures, but it seems fitting that this one was hanging around … Continue reading →

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Losing Signal

Posted on September 13, 2017 by jesustrek

I like to listen to my small town’s local radio station while driving in my car. However, the station tends to fade out as I get farther away from it. Only when I turn around and drive back toward home … Continue reading →

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