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Three simple tips for creating long-lasting prayer habits

One of the questions at the end of my article You don’t have to pray … you get to is quite obvious: how do you get your prayer life on track?

When I was an elder for my church some time back, I would occasionally lead the congregation in corporate prayer during the services. Now, if you know anything about me, I’m pretty lazy, in all honesty - I don’t prepare anything to read out loud for corporate prayer time (that just doesn’t work for me, anyway) and I’d only have a few sketchy ideas about what to pray about. You know, the usual stuff - missionaries associated with our church or members of the church, a prominent disaster in the news, the health of so-and-so, etc. etc… Continue reading Three simple tips for creating long-lasting prayer habits

Last Roll of the Dice for Gary Gygax

Mr Gary Gygax died on Tuesday morning, 2nd March 2008.

My high-school friends (who are also my old Dungeons & Dragons playing co-horts) may know who Gary Gygax is. My church-going friends might not - though I know the odd one or two who may be able to cast their memory back to younger days. For those of you playing at home, Gary Gygax was the co-founder of the… Continue reading Last Roll of the Dice for Gary Gygax