Authenticity in the Christian Life
December 12, 2007
Four years ago today, I quit quiet times. I was frustrated with my own inability to do them and I didn’t think they were helpful. Since then, there have been periods where I’ve tried some different spiritual disciplines, but on the whole, I generally suck at any type of consistency with those types of things. [...]
Tags: Prayer, Spiritual-Disciplines, Spirituality
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I can’t do centering prayer, but I can chant with a swami
September 1, 2007
Some of you will recall my struggles with centering prayer a few weeks ago. I haven’t tried since, but perhaps I will try and find a regular routine of getting a few minutes in every day as classes start up in a few weeks.
However, on the last day of my summer Clinical Pastoral Education at [...]
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A Centering Prayer Virgin’s Story: My First Time
August 5, 2007
It was my first time, and it was messy. I didn’t really know what to do, and it was awkward. I thought I was going to like it, but…unfortunately, I didn’t. And I’m embarrassed to say that, because I really want to like it (and not just because they hate it). I like people who [...]
Tags: Centering-Prayer, Contemplation, Eastern-Mysticism, Lighthouse-Trails-Research, Meditation, Prayer, Thomas-Keating Posted in Emergent, Ministry | 19 Comments »
Re: What is prayer?
April 24, 2007
Question 4: What is prayer?
So, I’m not sure if the “What is…?” Series has already gotten old, or if people were just not into the topic of prayer. However, we went from having twenty or thirty responses, to having only six. That’s okay though - there is a progression to these questions - and it [...]
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What is prayer?
March 26, 2007
Question 4: What is prayer?
Past “What is…” Posts:
Question 1: What is the gospel? | Response
Question 2: What is truth? | Response
Question 3: What is evangelism? | Response
[For more information on what to do with this post - go here and here.]
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“What is…” Begins Tomorrow
March 4, 2007
As I started to think about the topics I had hoped to cover in the “What is…” series - I began to realize that I may be taking on more than I can handle, but we will see. I have twelve “What is” topics that I want to focus on; a few of them include [...]
Tags: Church, Evangelism, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Life, Prayer, Preaching, Salvation, Sin, Theology, Truth Posted in General, Theology | 2 Comments »
Prayers for Idaho & Montana
December 6, 2005
sermon right now on Jacob wrestling with God (yah, I’m going to go ahead and say it was God). It’s all about the high and mighty, transcendent God, coming down to earth, getting involved in an intimate encounter with one of God’s creations, Jacob - God’s active participation in God’s creation. Beautiful stuff.
And then [...]
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Communion, Unity and Ramadan
October 19, 2005
This evening I was able to participate in a very meaningful time of unity, prayer and community. This evening, Imam Hamad Chebli, and the Trustees (and spouses) of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) were invited to campus by the History Department. After the symbolic breaking of the fast with milk and dates, Imam [...]
Tags: Christians, Iftar, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Muslims, Prayer Posted in Theology | 42 Comments »
Saved!
July 14, 2004
Just a few quick comments on Saved!, which I saw last weekend. I absolutely loved this movie - thought it gave a pretty accurate portrayal of at least how *many* Christians act/think and definitely how many people view Christians today. Obviously, they were shooting for the satire, and making fun of aspects of Christian culture. [...]
Tags: Jena-Malone, Mandy-Moore, Prayer, Saved Posted in TV & Film, Theology | 14 Comments »
Prayer Collage
April 14, 2004
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As I mentioned before, this is from the prayer collage we made at THRIVE (high school youth group) last Monday. Pretty sweet deal. Told the kids we were going to pray for 30min solid. They moaned and groaned, but as we made this photo collage of things we were praying for [...]
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