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March 2019

March 17, 2019

Second Sunday of Lent

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who...

March 10, 2019

First Sunday of Lent

Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan:...

November 2018

November 11, 2018

O God, Whose Blessed Son

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Spiritual Formation is about Story

So James Bryan Smith in the first volume of his new series, The Magnificent Story: Uncovering...

March 2017

March 12, 2017

Prayer for the Week

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who...

March 05, 2017

A Prayer for Your Week

We learn to pray by praying, by reading the prayers in the Bible, and by...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

The Listening Life

Kris and I were at lunch at Kent and Elizabeth Keith's home in Honolulu that...

January 01, 2016

Prayer for the New Year

Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ...

December 2015

December 10, 2015

Permission to Ponder

The only reason to read her book is if you have time -- or if...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Advent Sunday Prayer

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on...

October 2015

October 13, 2015

Prayer in the Earliest Church

Christian prayer is adaptation of Jewish prayer so understanding Jewish prayer is vital to understanding...

October 04, 2015

St Francis Sunday

Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, Grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

What are “Vain Repetitions”? (John Frye)

Vain Repetition? Really? (by John Frye) When I was a new Christian I was immersed...

April 12, 2015

Second Sunday of Easter

Almighty and everlasting God, Who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation:...

April 01, 2015

A New Perspective Anglican Ponders a Presbyterian’s Luther

This is not an April Fools day post. It's a post appreciating the greatness of...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

The Praying Heart (by John Frye)

The Praying Heart As a person and as a pastor, I have struggled with developing...

March 15, 2015

Prayer for the Week

Gracious Father, Whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true...

March 11, 2015

Faith-Sustaining Factors

Here's the big idea for this post: "No model of youth ministry or set of...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Thoughts on Spiritual Formation

Let us say you think Christians ought to progress in some ways toward a deeper spiritual...

February 22, 2015

Prayer for the Week

Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan:...

February 15, 2015

Epiphany of Epiphanies

O God, Who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the...

February 13, 2015

An Old Idea Returns

I was talking with a pastor not that long ago who told me the most...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

House of Prayer (John Frye)

This second post on the Psalms will consider three more types of prayers A quick...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

The House of Prayer

Psalms: The House of Prayer- Part 1 (by John Frye) I have been pondering Eugene...

November 23, 2014

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is…

Almighty and everlasting God, Whose will it is to restore all things in your well¯beloved...

November 18, 2014

Where Does Spiritual Formation Begin?

There are two pole ends on this one. For some people, the essence of spiritual...

November 16, 2014

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures…

Blessed Lord, Who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us...

November 13, 2014

Encountering God in Prayer

One of the themes Tim Keller presses us to see in his new book on...

November 12, 2014

On Taming Jesus

When do we tame Jesus? when is the Jesus of the Gospels and the Jesus...

November 09, 2014

Reading the Bible vs. Being Read by the Bible

This set of images comes from a wonderful article by James Bryan Smith, at Friends...