... In the face of that desperate cry for help, God would have been ashamed not to save the man’s life.” And so, says Tom Long, it happened. The man was healed. (1) That janitor took Jesus seriously when he said to pray boldly. Whether God was really moved ... however, things do not work out quite that neatly. Some of you might relate more to the experience of a pastor named Jim Conway. Jim’s daughter, Becky, was stricken with cancer. The doctors said that they would have to amputate one of her legs in order ...
... sloppy. How bad is that? A second example is less global and more individual: “According to an A.P. account, in September 1994 Cindy Hartman of Conway, Arkansas, walked into her house to answer the phone and was confronted by a burglar. He ripped the phone cord out of the wall and ordered ... 1993), 76-77. 12. Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation, Christianity Today, Vol. 32, no. 1. 13. Tom McCawley, "U.S. Tsunami Aid Still Reaps Goodwill," Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 2006, 12. 14. PreachingToday.com search ...