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If I am counting correctly tomorrow brings us to the 20th day of Lent. We are essentially half-way through. How has it been? What have you been doing? What have you not been doing? What have you been noticing? What … Continue reading
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In case you thought all of Lent was a time for solemn faces and frowns, consider these words of H. A. Williams, “God, we believe, accepts us, accepts all men, unconditionally, warts and all. Laughter is the purest form of … Continue reading
It seems for me “community” is the theme for this Lent. Everyplace, in email, on the internet, in conversations, the topic keeps coming up. Please allow me to share with you a few sentences from a post I recently came … Continue reading
And Lent begins today. Maybe you have already been reading and thinking about Ash Wednesday and Lent and I would like only to put one item before you today. I shared this prayer last year and I offer it again … Continue reading
The other day I came across this quote from Georges Florovsky (a twentieth century Russian theologian), Christianity entered history as a new social order, or rather a new social dimension. From the very beginning Christianity was not primarily a ‘doctrine,’ … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I came across a mention of a book by Ruth Bell Graham, Prodigals and Those Who Love Them, and was intrigued by the title. Then a few days later in a used book store, there it … Continue reading
Have you ever thought you had a problem with prayer? I will confess that I have. I just came across this from Richard Foster on one kind of prayer problem – Our problem is that we assume prayer is something … Continue reading
Good Morning. It looks like I am a day late for another week. Have you had weeks like that? Nothing happens “on time?” At least on the time you want it to. And to tell the truth, I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
On January 31, 1915, Thomas Merton was born. Over the years since I first began reading Merton he has a had a profound influence on how I look at many things. May I simply share today a prayer of his? … Continue reading
I want to share with you again this week from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals. This prayer closes each days’ daily prayer – May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may send you; … Continue reading