Families Count Blessings In Wake Of Tornado
A Hancock County family say it’s a testament to the power of prayer. »
Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2008
Friday, May. 16, 2008
Prayer breakfast brings men together for 50 years
Twenty-one years ago, Tom Allen was recovering for a heart attack and spending his days at home alone. »
Thursday, May. 15, 2008
Mall ministry celebrates 10 years of helping others
For the past 10 years, thousands of people have sought information, assistance and spiritual guidance at an unlikely location: a shopping mall. »
Thursday, May. 8, 2008
Miracle: A Story Of Healing
Tyrone Hickman II, 14, said he was healed of a serious disease because of his family’s faith in God. »
Monday, May. 5, 2008
The Power of Prayer
Hundreds of people surrounded Fresno and Clovis (California) Saturday offering prayers for a safe and prosperous community. »
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
Oil makes for true Hanukkah miracle
Today marks the beginning of the Jewish observance of Hanukkah, a joyful eight-day celebration also known as the Festival of Lights. »
Monday, Nov. 12, 2007
Scots Put Their Faith In Prayer
ONE in three Scots still believes in the power of prayer despite a big decline in church attendance, according to a survey. »
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007
When All Was Lost, Hope Was Found
WEST BENGAL, INDIA — “You’ve got one month to live. I’m sorry,” the doctor somberly reported to Paranjoy. After traveling from hospitals to temples in search of a cure, it seemed he had lost the battle. Paranjoy and his wife, Bakul, could not believe his life was over, when it seemed like their life together was just beginning. »
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007
‘Master of the sea’ watched over us, rescued skipper says
The skipper of a crew that narrowly escaped a fast-moving fire aboard a fishing vessel off Newfoundland’s east coast Wednesday says all hands feel lucky to be able to describe their harrowing encounter. »
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007
Web site for prayers clicks with believers
NAZARETH, Israel — Dressed in his embroidered robes, the Rev. Andreas Elime steps from the altar of St. Gabriel’s Church and into the view of the Web cams on the church’s marble pillars. His voice fills the empty 250-year-old sanctuary with a Greek Orthodox hymn, while a computer on a nearby pew transmits personal blessings to three Americans thousands of miles away. »
Monday, Jul. 9, 2007
Power of prayer helps cancer survivor
I have known Carl Day for over a dozen years. In 1996, Carl and I were part of a delegation that traveled to Bosnia with Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor, on a mission to cement relationships and develop trade opportunities. »
Friday, Jul. 6, 2007
Rescue an act of God
CURRUMBIN girl Chantelle Cowham has been dubbed a hero by lifeguards after dragging 15-year-old surfer Jake Miller from the water in what she called an act of God. »
Wednesday, Jul. 4, 2007
Mandy’s Miracle
Joni and Friends is a Christian organization that, among other things, donates thousands of wheelchairs to over thirty different countries. »
Monday, Jul. 2, 2007
Woman Loses 150 Pounds On Prayer Diet
Millions of dollars are spent every year in the U.S. on diets. But there’s actually a national program where people are losing weight without ever going on a diet and without ever giving up a thing. »
Friday, Jun. 29, 2007
Ministry provides food for the body and soul
Every community wants something to benefit its citizens help them grow. That is just what Angel Food Ministries at First Baptist Church of Trumann is doing. »
Monday, Jun. 18, 2007
Church makes prayer bears for needy children
For a church that’s involved in mission work, it seemed a natural extension for its Vacation Bible School to carry the same philosophy. »
Friday, Jun. 8, 2007
Girl is fervent prayer warrior
Cassie Nale was asked to pray for Branden Miller. So she did. »
Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2007
Take a short prayer break
Years ago a priest friend showed me some daily schedule pads that he had made up for himself. At the top was a line for the date and the heading “To Do Today” and then 15 lines for the various things he wanted to accomplish. The basic difference from similar pads was that on lines 1, 5 and 10 it had “Pray” and on line 15 it said “Thanksgiving Prayer.” »
Wednesday, May. 23, 2007
Prayer answered via a golf cart
Three years ago, Cass Forkin, who is in the job of granting “twilight wishes” to frail elderly people, visited the home of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Bensalem. »
Tuesday, May. 15, 2007
Police Week begins with outdoor prayer service
With help from Houston’s religious leaders, members of the Houston Police Department bowed their heads in prayer Monday at the start of National Police Week. »
Monday, May. 7, 2007
Detective: “God’s in the miracle business”
Detective Jeff Hidy breathes deeply from the one and one-third lungs he has remaining and declares this “a blessed day.” He utters the phrase at every opportunity from a mouth that never loses its delighted grin. Blessed day, indeed. For Hidy, every day on earth feels like a bonus. »
Thursday, May. 3, 2007
The Psalms are good for troubled times
Most of us have had occasions where we cried out to God, “Why?” It may be an illness, the suffering or loss of a loved one, financial problems or another issue that is difficult to endure. »
Wednesday, May. 2, 2007
A Prayer for a friend with cancer
I get lots of e-mails from sick people and from the friends and families of sick people asking me to pray for them, and I always do. They are strangers to me but they are not strangers to God. Perhaps that is why praying for strangers does not seem foolish or odd or difficult to me. Really I am just praying for a friend of my friend. I just received such a request from my daughter Mara, whom I always call Moochie. Henry is a friend of Moochie’s who has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It may be treatable, but he does not know yet. This is my prayer for Henry. »
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2007
Faith can help people cope with stress
My 81-year-old grandmother taught me the verse, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God which transcends us all, understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus,” from Philippians 4:6. »
Monday, Apr. 23, 2007
Can Prayer Influence Health?
Historically, science hasn’t embraced the connection between faith and health, but today an increasing number of studies show spiritual practices, including prayer influence our health. »
Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2007
Judge, angel stop bullet
The Waukegan police dispatcher sent out a call: a fight at Leno’s sandwich shop. Two thugs from California were beating a cleanup worker they mistakenly thought had access to a safe. It was about 11 p.m. on a Sunday in March 1977. »
Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2007
The Power of Prayer
Walk through any bookstore, and you’re likely to run across one of author Stormie Omartian
Friday, Apr. 13, 2007
Prayers can help the sick, caregivers
Are health care professionals (HCPs) spiritual? Spirituality is defined here as an ongoing relationship with God regardless of whether one is healthy, chronically stressed out, or sick. I encourage fellow HCPs to pray for, and with, their patients. Regardless of their belief system, HCPs have the ability to grow in practice depth, humility and compassion toward their patients, and model the concept of abundant wellness to those who are interested. »
Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2007
Study Shows More Doctors Mix Faith & Medicine
You give them credit when you overcome an illness or disease. But more and more doctors say they don’t deserve all the praise. »
Don’t doubt miracles’ existence
The Bible is full of accounts of miracles. Some say they are just metaphors to explain a truth, while others say otherwise that they truly are miracles. And of course there are those who say there is no such thing as a miracle. »