If you look at the news, at our politics, at the general temper of everything in our national dialogue, we are a people screaming, “Pray for us.” Jesus tells us to “pray for our enemies.” However, how ...
In my last column, I asked, “Are we willing to pray for our political enemies?” This is an uncomfortable question, because we know we are not supposed to have enemies. Yet when we think of the parable ...
There are all kinds of enemies and haters, some are gross and others are mild, but depending on how far they are willing to go, one’s prayers may also go the distance. The strength of any enemy could ...
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King David has long been a model for politics. Perhaps his greatest lesson is when he wept. In the Second Book of Samuel, the rebellion of David’s son Absalom comes to a bitter conclusion when Absalom ...
To His followers, Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.." (Matthew 5:43-44) ...
Being the Rev. Franklin Graham isn’t easy. The name carries some clout. His father was, after all, the Rev. Billy Graham, perhaps the most prominent, and successful, evangelist who ever thumped a ...
I’ll be the first to admit my spiritual life isn’t as lively as it should be. Little things illuminate that fact — like church bells, the occasional benediction humming through my mind during traffic, ...
Popular social media evangelist, Reno Omokri has urged his followers on social media to stop praying for their enemies to die. The former presidential aide pointed out that praying for one’s enemy to ...
This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. In the ...