A prayer movement is under way in America and around the world, and it is sparking a religious revival, said several clerics attending a White House meeting Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. One of the leaders, the Rev. Lloyd Ogilvie, had just come from a Los Angeles prayer meeting of 700 pastors. Ogilvie, of Hollywood Presbyterian Church, said that the violence in Los Angeles last week sounded an alarm that unresolved tensions must be resolved. 

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The Law and Liberty Trust that Homer organized two years ago plans to host a conference on law and business in Moscow. Homer said she expects 150 to 200 Russians from political, business and legal spheres to study with American professionals and teachers. 

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Members of the Kenwood Country Club in Bethesda, Md., still may be talking about a sight that greeted them one recent Saturday morning. A smartly attired single woman advertised her marital intentions with a button that read like a campaign slogan: “Say I Do in 92.” The occasion was a five-part seminar taught by author Blaine Smith, “The Marriage Decision: A Seminar in Choosing a Marriage Partner – and Finding One.” 

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Several persons who attend the Grace International Church expressed almost a sense of relief at finally finding a community that accepts them. But Grace International goes further. Its congregation seems to appreciate each other’s differences. Each Sunday proves to be a cultural stretch. 

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Theologian Carl F.H. Henry called this week on Southern Baptists to denounce “tyrannical oppressors” who routinely persecute others in the name of religion. Henry condemned all kinds of religious persecution. But he aimed his strongest words at Muslims in Saudi Arabia. 

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Starbuck and McMahon are among those participating in a class at the McLean Bible Church, in which they’re learning to accept love instead of the rejection, guilt and frustration associated with real or imagined failures. 

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Brenda Hunter knows the pain that comes from a mother’s inability to nurture her child. She said that it happened to her, and she knows it leaves people unable to enter into intimate relationships. She also knows that the pain does not have to last always. There can be spiritual healing. 

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