Author Archives: Dana

tale

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Dana

This summer, a good friend told his family that I was scheduled for another stem cell transplant to fight cancer. That night his oldest child prayed: “And God, help Mr. Dana with what he’s going through. May he live to … Continue reading →

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guide

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Dana

This past weekend I got to hang out with several teachers who are leading short term mission trips this school year. The prayer is: “Guide us, Lord, as we take these young people to serve others in Jesus’ name.” A … Continue reading →

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100 days

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Dana

On March 20, 1815, the feared general Napoleon took power in Paris in what is known as the Hundred Days. Meanwhile 150,000 troops from five countries marched to end his rule. At the end of the hundred days, the famed … Continue reading →

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sit, walk, live

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Dana

One of my students wrote: “I want to learn to be closer to God in my everyday life.” An unknown author wrote a similar desire in an old spiritual: “Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my … Continue reading →

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hinder

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Dana

What hinders us from getting close to Jesus? My friend Harry, who has lived with his wife Dagmar in Jerusalem over twenty years, recently shared lesser-known details of the story of the woman in Mark 5 who fought through the … Continue reading →

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