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A few days ago I was reading the lectionary readings for this Sunday and the passage from Philippians 3:4-14 struck me with particular force. What hit me so hard was, If anyone else has reason to be confident in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Intention on the Spiritual Journey
Did you make room during these past days for the Lenten Prayer we shared last week? How did it go? I have to confess that I did not make time everyday to pray it but I did on several days … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I mentioned a couple of lenten devotionals that seemed to point toward finding balance in our lives. Several years ago I came across a lenten prayer that addresses in its own way some aspects of our … Continue reading
This past Monday as I looked over the many lenten readings in my email (maybe too many, but that is a discussion for another day) one especially caught my attention, “Forced Spirituality.” The writer begins with an account of a … Continue reading
A few days ago I saw on the High Calling website information about a Lenten devotional booklet ( http://www.thehighcalling.org/lent ) that can be downloaded or followed online. In the booklet Mark Roberts describes some of the things he finds Lent is and isn’t: … Continue reading
What do you see right now? At home, at work, in the car, in the shopping center, at the gym, walking, running, at the park, What do you see? One of the themes in Scripture that keeps bothering me is the reoccurring note … Continue reading
With Lent arriving in two weeks I see more and more “advertisements” for ways to spend some of your time during Lent. Publishers and book-sellers offer suggestions, well known (and lesser known) religious/spiritual writers offer suggestions, and churches/denominations/organizations direct you to resources (often ones they … Continue reading
This past weekend I was listening to the radio program “On the Media” and heard a very interesting piece about Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech/sermon. One thing especially captured my attention, how the sermon took shape as it was … Continue reading
Your assignment for today is read the following articles and write a reaction paper outlining … no, no, no, Just joking. But I do have a number of articles/blog posts listed below you might find interesting. My wife and daughter and I saw … Continue reading
I have noticed on the mailing lists I am receiving at the start of this year a number of discussions on prayer. I wonder if this is a recognition of how important prayer is and a felt need to “start the year … Continue reading