tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290082.post2740225327660362461..comments2015-12-03T05:55:54.838-06:00Comments on The Warp and the Weft: Praying for Ike?choral_composerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273062476384355748noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290082.post-87437698158428666082008-09-11T18:27:00.000-05:002008-09-11T18:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for this great post, a good reminder to me ...Thanks for this great post, a good reminder to me to be aware of how I pray. And I hope you get where you're going!mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080869629149026665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290082.post-53945851985794349192008-09-10T20:39:00.000-05:002008-09-10T20:39:00.000-05:00thanks for the info.My experiences of Hurricanes a...thanks for the info.<BR/><BR/>My experiences of Hurricanes are very limited!choral_composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273062476384355748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290082.post-9397661239429562922008-09-10T19:12:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:12:00.000-05:00The faster it makes landfall, the less threatening...The faster it makes landfall, the less threatening the water portion (the more life threatening) of the hurricane is, and the sooner it passes.<BR/><BR/>I think it very unlikely that Sunday afternoon flights in Houston will be affected.<BR/><BR/>hzoigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290082.post-91847416212220563612008-09-10T18:23:00.000-05:002008-09-10T18:23:00.000-05:00I also heard that James Dobson or another similarl...I also heard that James Dobson or another similarly-minded evangelical Christian exhorted his flock to pray for rain during Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver.<BR/><BR/>I do not think that prayer could change the course of a storm/typhoon/tornado/tsunami; such ability would imply that God simply ignored the prayers of Indonesians and New Orleans residents (I have no doubt that people prayed prior to the Indonesian tsunami & Hurricane Katrina). Personally, I do not believe that divine intervention ever occurs within the natural world.<BR/><BR/>I *do* hope that there will be few (if any) human casualties when and where the storm comes ashore!Metro Thoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378306213533083315noreply@blogger.com