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I asked Nehemiah how it was possible to pray the same thing for four months. And how he could not eat for all that time. “I know, right?” he said. “I’m working in the palace, great meals, and I’m the wine steward!” “Even after Daniel’s healthy eating experiment, there was plenty of food we could […]

People ask me to pray about things all the time. And I have written a lot about prayer. But I don’t very often listen to someone praying and then say “How did you do that?” It feels strange. The last time Nehemiah and I were talking, I realized that he was the perfect person to […]

God. We need healing. From our illnesses of virus and substances and mutating cells,from damage done to bodies by physical attack and wrecked vehicles and gravity,we ask you to heal us. God. We need healing. From brokenness of relationship from virus and substances and mutating cells,from damage done to souls by physical attack and wrecked […]

Nehemiah continues his reflection from yesterday: +++ “I was so excited to hear the news of the rebuilding, of the homeland. Lots of my people were comfortable in Babylon, but those of us who cared about returning to our homeland were hopeful. “And when I heard from Hanani that nothing had changed, I was devastated. […]

(Continued from yesterday.) “It was so melancholy.” Nehemiah said. “As a little one I couldn’t handle the pain in her voice. I walked away. “When I got older, she started to teach it to me. It’s what you call Psalm 137. And I understood why she waited. The end of it talks about Edom and […]