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The compilation of true stories in “Hurray God! Hope, Pray, Believe,” detail answers that ordinary folks have received to their desperate prayers. Jeanette Sharp, who compiled the stories, desires to let readers know that God is concerned about them, whether they seek quiet direction in their daily life, or something more urgent such as needing rescue from fire, drowning, attack, injury, freezing weather, or other desperate situations.

Over the weekend, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team of crisis-trained chaplains wrapped up their ministry to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo., following deadly tornadoes earlier this year. The cities were two of the hardest hit locations in what has been a particularly active and devastating tornado season.

Her “not guilty” verdict made a lot of people mad. But before we vent any more anger we may need an attitude check.

Friday, August 19, marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Church of God. From its fledging beginnings in the hollows of the mountains near the boundaries of North Carolina and Tennessee, the church has grown to some 35,000 congregations in 181 nations.