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Is God Our Adversary?
Less than a year after the unemployment adversity, I had the opportunity to teach a series of lessons from the book of Ruth to our Sunday school class. As is often the case, God instructed me as I...
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Surrendering but Not Giving Up
Ann honestly wrestled the tension between her intense desire to have another baby and her unwavering commitment to accept God’s plan and sovereignty. Knowing and trusting in God’s character allowed Ann...
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Prayer for Hannah
Ann’s last entry in this journal was written about thirteen months after her first one. She surrendered her will to her Father’s, but she never quit pray¬ing for another baby. Honestly, passionately...
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Why Pray?
In one of her journal entries, Ann honestly asked this reasonable ques-tion, “Why pray?” In other words: If the odds are against us, why should we pray? What good does it really do? Why should we keep...
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Why Do We Pray?
The narrator continues Hannah’s story by describing a specific pilgrimage to Shiloh one year. Hannah, shattered by the pain and sick of the taunting, poured out her broken heart before the Lord. In...
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Does Prayer Make a Difference?
God had a plan and that plan was set in motion by Hannah’s impassioned prayer for a son. Hannah didn’t submissively pray, “Help me be content with my barrenness.” She didn’t simply ask for a child,...
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The Finish Line
We knew that seminary would be a strenuous marathon and we willingly accepted the challenge because of the significance of the prize. The intense study of the Bible would better equip us to teach his...
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Praise You in This Storm
Our family traveled to Colorado again that July for our annual hiking trip in Rocky Mountain National Park. We always enjoyed fleeing the concrete and congestion of Dallas to enjoy the majesty of...
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Separation Anxiety, Part 2 (Sep 10th)
We are back at M.D. Anderson this evening as Ann is receiving her fourth and final chemo infusion for this first cycle. She returns tomorrow evening to receive a high-priced neulasta shot, which will...
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Good Wig Hunting and More Testing (Sep 17th)
Hello from Houston and Dallas. From Houston Ann had a good week this week and is regularly encouraged by emails, cards, and phone calls. She is well cared for by her new friends, but misses being home...
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