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By Adam Hunter

September 2011

  • On Rosh Hashanah, Remembering that God Is in Control
    September 28, 2011

    Wednesday night marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah. According to Jewish tradition, this marks the 5772nd birthday of the world.

    On this day, the Hebrew Scriptures tell us that God opens the Book of Life and writes down what fate will befall us in the year to follow.

    However, it is not until 10 days later, on the holiday of Yom Kippur, that the book is sealed. Therefore, tonight and the ten days that follow are meant to be a time of reflection and repentance for our sins, misdeeds and broken promises.

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  • Mysterious Ways in the News
    September 15, 2011

    As the editor in charge of finding Mysterious Ways stories, I regularly scan the news for out-of-the-ordinary occurrences, strange moments that seem to defy the odds.

    Sometimes, I find things that boosts my faith ... other times, well, let's just say I'm not entirely convinced that divine images appear on breakfast food.

    Three items from the news caught my eye this week. Are they only coincidences? Or evidence of a greater power at work? You decide:

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  • Faith from Beyond the Ashes
    September 8, 2011

    Ten years. It doesn’t quite feel like that to me. Instead, September 11, 2001, feels like both yesterday and a million years ago.

    Bonnie McEneaney, the author of the Mysterious Ways story in this month’s Guideposts, lost her husband, Eamon, on 9/11. For her, that date will always feel, on some level, like yesterday. But Bonnie has changed so much since that day that it seems much more than a decade has passed. 

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Adam Hunter is a senior editor for Guideposts magazine and Managing Editor for Mysterious Ways. He’s edited the Mysterious Ways section since October 2006, and is continually amazed by the astounding stories shared by readers. Follow him on Twitter: @MMysteriousWays