Prayer of Examen* Noticing God in all of life. “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” Ps.139:23-24 Practice: daily, 10-15 minutes Prayer Prompts: Silence & Gratitude Become aware of God’s presence. You are …
For Christians who follow the church year, New Years Eve occurs in Christmastide, the part of the church year pointing to the Epiphany of Jesus. This is not to belittle New Years Eve. Glittering lights, balloons, plastic horns, streamers, fireworks and the hope represented by the popping of Champaign are good things. The reflection that …
A really L-O-N-G Story leads to the Eve Of Christmas, the birth of Jesus. When did you last read the book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham (Mt. 1: 1 – 17)? I always feel tempted to skip over those verses too. Listening yesterday to Pray-As-You-Go I …
I know it is tough to be a Christian today. These days, in polite society, one gets the impression that no decent person with even a shred of intelligence could believe the non-scientific, backward, even hateful things that Christians purportedly believe. Game over? Are Christians just waiting for the clock to run out, wondering if, …