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The serpent was right: when Eve and Adam ate the fruit, they did not die; they saw more clearly.

I have finally gotten around to putting away the green garden hose I tripped over all fall. After some extended travel time, the sudden frigid weather caught me off guard. Trying to coil cold plastic hose in a chilly garage seems impossible. Getting the job done properly requires time and patience. I was determined to take hours if necessary and to do it with humor and the long view.

Started in 1992 by a loose coalition of white and black evangelicals in Jackson, Mission Mississippi's early efforts were geared toward big events. Later the focus shifted to personal relationships.

Faithful prayer asks not merely for healing but for patience and discernment and continuing faith­fulness. By comparison, a superstitious act is easy and in­stan­taneous.