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E. M. Bounds said in his book,  Power Through Prayer "We do not seek God with ardor and diligence. No man gets God who does not follow hard after him, and no soul follows hard after God who is not after him in early morn." His statement is just as current today as when it was published in 1906. This powerful little book is directed to pastors, but  Power Through Prayer should be on every Christian's shelf, read and re-read.  Edward M. Bounds was born in 1835 and died in 1913. A Missouri attorney at the beginning of his career, he felt the call to ministry and was ordained as a Methodist pastor in 1859. He didn't support slavery, but served as a chaplain in the Confederate army and spent time as a POW during the war. After his release at the end of the Civil War, he returned to Franklin, Missouri to the pastorate and eventually became an itinerant preacher. Toward the end of his career he was the Associate Editor of The Nashville Christian Advocate . A...

Shooting star -Bing.com The night skies in Arizona are amazing! The Milky Way during the winter months is really milky and the massive roadway of stars sparkles in the cold air. It's easy to get lost in the beauty of that declaration of God's power. Often, meteorite showers travel through, spraying trails of stardust, and lone shooting stars are not uncommon. Of course the day skies are just as spectacular. Double rainbows that stretch between mountain ranges, thunderclouds piling up over the Huachucas with lightning slashing through the air to the ground. The advantage of the West is the absence of those beautiful, huge trees that block much of the sky Back East. Unobstructed views and dark nights are a real advantage to taking in the sights. This past week while standing on the patio enjoying the twilight in the western sky, I noticed a triangle of what looked like three stars. It was something I'd never seen before and wondered if I'd been missing it every eve...