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Prayer Walk Port Jervis Today @ 1PM
Come join a regional team who will be out walking Port with the Lord and looking to connect to those we may meet along the way. Meet at Grace Fellowship at 1PM.
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Ben posted an update 3 months ago
Why Do People Pray / What Do People Pray For?
Why do people pray? I was wondering specifically how many people pray to align themselves to God’s will vs how many people pray to change their situation. Both are valid — one is intercessory prayer, the other is supplication. However, only supplication seems to get quantified. Apparently 67% of people pray regularly, and of prayers, …
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Prayer and other religious practices
Fewer Americans pray daily today than in 2007. Read about how often U.S. adults participate in prayer groups, read scripture and more. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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3 months agoThe Power of Prayer 3 months agoWorking on a course on prayer during this year of prayer. Came across this powerful quote from a person who spent her life in extraordinary service.
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Ben posted an update 3 months ago
Prayer Changes Us and We Change Things
“I used to pray that God would feed the hungry, or
do this or that, but now I pray that he will guide me to do whatever
I’m supposed to do, what I can do. I used to pray for answers, but now
I’m praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things,
but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.” — Mother Teresa -
Reply to Planning: Tristate National Day of Prayer Hike @ High Point Park May 7, 2026
@bopbop reported his typical hike speed is 1mi in 30 min, so 2 mph. If we factor a few minutes at each of the six overlooks, this puts us on pace according to the allotted time.
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Reply to Planning: Tristate National Day of Prayer Hike @ High Point Park May 7, 2026
Trying to get some details in order…
Sunset: 8PM (Park closes)
Parking: Park at Monument
Hiking Options (loops from and to monument)
- The Monument Trail (RG Loop): 3.5 mi = 3.5hrs @ 1 mph
- The Monument Trail (RG) to SRT/Cedar Swamp Trail (loop): 2.5 mi = 2.5 hrs @ 1 mph
Proposed schedule:
The plan is to listen and pray as we walk. The Monument…
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The First Sustainable Generation?
I’m thinking a lot lately about the connection between aesthetic and hope: the world you visualize is the world you are building. I have to admit, I visualize a pretty dismal future and have a “salvage punk” aesthetic — as humanity creates a dystopia, I see myself in a remnant eking out an alternative from scraps and DIY skills. It’s a bit …
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Salvagepunk is an idea and framework I’ve been toying with for a couple of weeks, and which I borrow loosely from Evan Calder Williams’ Combined and Uneven Apocalypse (2011). In this bo…
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This is reminding me of this article I read a while ago, about how fiction (Star Trek in this example) has power to shape the real world as it unfurls. Lots of power in speculative fiction and the stories we tell ourselves!!!! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/09/08/star-trek-and-3-d-printing/
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I love the line “how to repeat differently” from the Salvagepunk article!
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