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June 2019

June 07, 2019

The Star Wars Prayer: An Excerpt From ’50 Ways To Pray’

We live in a media-saturated culture. Each day thousands of promotional messages clamor for our...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Breath Prayer: An Excerpt From ’50 Ways To Pray’

It is easy in our busy lives to begin to think that we “have” bodies...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Desire as a Doorway to God

When meeting with a spiritual director, they may ask you what it is you desire...

January 2019

January 09, 2019

Works Without Faith Can be Deadening, Too

Within the Christian context, most of us know the passage in James that says “faith...

December 2018

December 23, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 23: Praying the Nativity

Our Advent imagination prayer is getting closer to the manger! Today’s passage around the Nativity...

December 21, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 21: Imagining the Heavenly Host

As we continue our Advent imagination prayer with Luke’s birth narrative, we spend more time...

December 20, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 20: Prayer of Desire

Desire is a popular emotion in Advent. Advertisers use our superficial desires in the hope...

December 19, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 19: A Second Dialogue with Scripture

When Jesus begins a story with “What do you think?” we are invited to share...

December 18, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 18: Journaling As Prayer

Advent is a time of reflection, and one of the best ways to reflect is...

December 17, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 17: Prayer Walk

Advent heralds the beginning of winter, a time when many of us seek comfort and...

December 15, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 15: A Saint Francis-Inspired Prayer

Here’s a prayer for busy people in the busy season of Advent. It’s easy, portable...

December 14, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 14: A Healing Prayer

While everything around us screams “holly, jolly Christmas,” this Advent season is not joyful for...

December 13, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 13: A Prayer for Others

Want to give a really meaningful gift to someone this Christmas? Pray for them. You...

December 11, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 11: Praying with A Question

Advent invites us to embrace the mystery of incarnation — God’s action of dwelling in...

December 10, 2018

Advent Meditation for Dec. 10: The Daily Examen

This Advent, why not keep your eyes open for evidence of God’s love and action...

December 09, 2018

Advent, December 9: A Meditation on Jesus’ Birth, Mary and Joseph

We began the Advent meditations with the gospel of Luke’s version of the flight of...

December 08, 2018

Advent Meditation For December 8: Prayer of the Heart

Prayer doesn’t have to be all that wordy. Early Christians used to pray, “Come, Lord...

December 06, 2018

An Advent Meditation: Create Your Own Psalm

The Psalms are among the most human expressions found in the Bible. A Psalm can...

December 03, 2018

Advent Meditation Practice – ‘Here I Am’ Prayer

If you find it hard to relax into prayer during Advent, try this contemplative prayer...

September 2018

September 04, 2018

Listening to Spirit: Interpreting the Diversity of the Divine Voice

For some time now, the motto of my denomination, the United Church of Christ, has...

July 2018

July 03, 2018

The Holiness of Ordinary Time

Although these days feel pretty extraordinary in their weirdness, Christians are actually deep into what...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

Pop Quiz: Tony Jones Asks Progressive Christians to Talk about God

I'll throw down with Tony Jones any day and talk about God. Gladly. In fact,...

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