tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post6148125957689107231..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: The power of prayerZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-78347487722911089942011-09-06T17:20:23.145-07:002011-09-06T17:20:23.145-07:00Actually, god has lousy aim and is sending all the...Actually, god has lousy aim and is sending all the rain to the east coast (NJ could happily send some of its rain to Texas right now..)MI Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511751704151268307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-66555512334790037002011-09-04T21:49:44.908-07:002011-09-04T21:49:44.908-07:00Sounds awful, Doc. It's easy to make fun of Ri...Sounds awful, Doc. It's easy to make fun of Rick Perry (oh, <i>so</i> easy), but I have friends in Texas I worry about.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-20226246020024222832011-09-04T19:57:51.896-07:002011-09-04T19:57:51.896-07:00Not only are we not getting rain, there are severa...Not only are we not getting rain, there are several wildfires in Central Texas. Bastrop County, just east of Austin, is getting the worst with a 14,000 acre fire. At least 300 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Another fire in South Austin has hit a subdivision, destroying several homes so far.Doc Sarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-39587156438230574002011-09-04T17:47:51.343-07:002011-09-04T17:47:51.343-07:00Ah, the "God as Vending Machine" model o...Ah, the "God as Vending Machine" model of belief. Put some prayers in here, get whatever you want out there...apparently Guido, the Deity Vending Machine Repair Guy, has been out to lunch for a longgggg time.The Skeptical Spousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918019703476024501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-4372232452107642372011-09-04T12:00:58.057-07:002011-09-04T12:00:58.057-07:00I vaguely recall being taught in Sunday School tha...I vaguely recall being taught in Sunday School that one should never look at the deity's not granting one's prayerful request as cause for loss of faith -- something to the effect that if you don't keep on believing no matter what the outcome, you're surrendering to the devil.Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-35046666807172485292011-09-04T11:34:19.594-07:002011-09-04T11:34:19.594-07:00I can't remember where I read it, but it's...I can't remember where I read it, but it's a good fallback for Governor Goodhair (though he'll have to explain it):<br /><br />God answers every prayer. But sometimes the answer is 'No'.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com