Changed lives as well as lives in the midst of ongoing good change moves me!
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As the closing of the message last Sunday and before the Holy Communion, I felt this prayer helped us "open up" ourselves to the ONE who is our creator, redeemer and life-giver!
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We often miss the mark don’t we? whether we are the one kicking the ball or the ones watching from the side.
The Church Basement Roadshow
This is going to be fun and stimulating! I love the closing quotes in Who Is Professor AW Hawthorne? In the very years that Albert Schweitzer was a worldwide sensation for declaring that Jesus was no more than an apocalyptic rabbi, A.W. Hawthorne came to think of truth not as a Platonic ethereal concept to…
Grace
I agree … and it’s also one of the hardest things to grasp.
Three is enough
Welcome back Todd Hunter! 🙂 As a Malaysian, your launching date is pretty significant for us. May 13 is known more for division, hostility, and self-preservation. But what Todd is up to, and inviting us along is more about united spiritual transformation, reconciliation, and "for the sake of others." In his own words ……
!!! The Complete Bible Experience !!!
I’m genuinely excited about "listening" through The Bible Experience Audio Bible. Glad Sounds finally has the Complete OT and NT version. I’m planning to listen to it with the order suggested by The Books of the Bible (.The Order of The Books )
The Trinity Prayer
Based on the Orthodox tradition of the Jesus Prayer, Bishop N.T. Wright has expanded the prayer to include the Trinity. A beautiful and faithful prayer I too highly recommend. Bishop Wright teaches about this Trinity Prayer Here Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth: Set up your kingdom in our midst. Lord Jesus Christ,…
The Prayer of the Children
If we are tempted to be trapped in our cynical cycles or apathetic moods, perhaps it’s good to pray .. not a prayer of escape but a prayer of engagement which can break us free to imagine again, and liberate us to feel again … which ultimately moves us to act justly, love mercy and…
We Need Others
WE NEED OTHERS to explore with us the edges of our fear and faith. We grow spiritually only in and through our relationship with God and with others. – Rueben P. Job and Marjorie J. Thompson Companions in Christ: Embracing the Journey (via Upper Room Daily Reflections) It’s becoming harder as I grow older to…