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THE GOD QUESTION
January 29, 2023
Suddenly the door burst open. Audrey (not her real name) stomped in, leaned against the wall, folded her arms across her chest, and glared. At me, at the room, at the world.

WHAT IS PRAYER?
January 22, 2023
There’s no empirical evidence to prove prayer works. And yet we still pray.

KING PRAYED
January 15, 2023
King prayed. But the "Serenity Prayer" was not his kind of prayer.

SERENITY IN THE NEW YEAR
January 8, 2023
I first heard of New Year’s resolutions in high school. Several classmates were making a list. I made a list and happily told my parents. They frowned.