Yesterday I began a short series on the question: Why don’t we pray for business? In particular, I’m wondering why Christians don’t pray, in the context of corporate worship, for business institutions, business leaders, and those who work in businesses. We do tend to pray for other institutions (government) and people who work in the…

A few days ago, I commented on a feature of the National Day of Prayer that was mostly overlooked by the mainstream media: an encouragement for churches to pray on the Sunday prior to the official National Day of Prayer. Churches were urged by the National Day of Prayer Task Force, an evangelical group, to…

READ Psalm 122:1-9   Pray for peace in Jerusalem.     May all who love this city prosper. Psalm 122:6 It seems sadly ironic that Psalm 122:6 is still just as relevant today as it was when it was written, about three millennia ago. If anything, the peace of Jerusalem is even more fragile and more essential to…

Most people have heard of Stonehenge, the famed monument in England, a few kilometers north of Salisbury. Tourists from throughout the world flock to this unique reminder of an ancient world. (Photo: Stonehenge) But now you can have Stonehenge in your front yard (if it’s pretty big, that is). No, I’m not talking about the…

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