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October 2010

October 03, 2010

On Public Prayers

From CT: (I've clipped three; more responses can be found at the link.) What do...

October 03, 2010

Prayer of the Week

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray,...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

An Afternoon Prayer (and question)

We bumped into this prayer the other day, which brings up angels. Here's the prayer,...

September 29, 2010

Spiritual Disciplines … for a Church 5

One of the more persistent criticisms I have heard of traditional atonement theology is that...

September 21, 2010

Spiritual Disciplines …. for a Church 2

For more than two decades many churches have focused on personal and private spiritual disciplines,...

September 19, 2010

Prayer for the Week

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly;...

September 08, 2010

On Painting Icons

In the event you are not a reader of Books & Culture, I recommend you...

September 05, 2010

Prayer for the Week

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you...

September 05, 2010

Te Deum

A classic prayer of the Church: We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to...

February 2010

February 26, 2010

Eugene Peterson: Practice Resurrection 2

In Eugene Peterson's new book, Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ , we are...

February 25, 2010

Eugene Peterson: Practice Resurrection 1

There is nothing predictable about Eugene Peterson's set of books, Conversations on Spiritual Theology. After...

February 21, 2010

Prayer for the Week: First Sunday in Lent

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

February 15, 2010

Lengthening our Memory 9

This post concludes our series with Chris Hall, author of Worshiping With the Church Fathers ,...

February 12, 2010

Finally, an NIV Psalter

I knew it would eventually be done, and it has: Paraclete has produced a beautiful...

February 11, 2010

Lengthening our Memory 8

Chris Hall, in Worshiping With the Church Fathers , examines another topic -- withdrawal into the...

February 09, 2010

Lengthening Our Memory 7

Chris Hall, in Worshiping With the Church Fathers , examines St Augustine's letter to Proba about...

February 04, 2010

Lengthening Our Memory 6

Chris Hall, in Worshiping With the Church Fathers , examines the topic of prayer in the...

February 02, 2010

Lengthening Our Memory 5

Chris Hall, in Worshiping With the Church Fathers , examines the topic of prayer in the...

January 2010

January 29, 2010

Lengthening Our Memory 4

Chris Hall, in Worshiping With the Church Fathers , examines the topic of prayer in the...

January 17, 2010

A Favorite Prayer

Here is one of my favorite prayers from The Book of Common Prayer, and it...

November 2009

November 13, 2009

Third Way Preaching and Education 2

We are pursuing on this blog a set of posts on the church's educational ministry...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

Counterfeit Gods 2

Love itself can become a counterfeit god. In fact, it can become "apocalyptic romance" --...

October 26, 2009

Counterfeit Gods 1

Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in NYC, is perhaps the most balanced pastor, theologian,...

October 23, 2009

The Jesus Prayer

A few years back, when I was working on a small book on prayer, I...

October 21, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 9

This is our last post on Dean Nelson's book, God Hides in Plain Sight: How...

October 19, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 8

Do you know someone facing death? Are you being asked to help someone face death?I...

October 16, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 7

At times I sense Dean Nelson could be our generation's male Anne Lamott. He offers...

October 14, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 6

How does marriage fit into the presence of God in our lives today? Families mediate...

October 12, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 5

Many of us prepare ourselves for the Great Interior -- a life of intimate communion...

October 11, 2009

Transforming the Words of our Prayers

C.S. Lewis, in "Footnote to All Prayers" (Poems ), made this brilliant observation:Take not, O...