I’ve been reading quite a lot from blogs and news sources. Listened to people talk. And I find the polarization sometimes disconcerting. Especially, among those…
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I’ve been reading quite a lot from blogs and news sources. Listened to people talk. And I find the polarization sometimes disconcerting. Especially, among those…
Leave a CommentA couple evenings back I met with my spiritual director. We meet about once a month. I tell him what I’m experiencing and thinking. He…
Leave a CommentThis is the final part of the discussion on the “Our Father.” This has not been an attempt to present any kind of comprehensive understanding,…
Leave a CommentAnd forgive us our debts “Abba, forgive us the debt of sin. We cannot repay this…ever.” Most of us will stop at this point. We…
Leave a CommentIn my previous post I started to look at the prayer Jesus taught his disciples as recorded in Matthew. I mentioned that the prayer has…
Leave a CommentThe prayer that Jesus taught his disciples has been recited and reflected on as long as there has been a church to do it. It…
Leave a CommentAs I press prayer deeper, I find that there are more than enough distractions to try and keep me from pressing prayer deeper. I’ve read…
Leave a CommentYesterday I met with my spiritual director and we discussed the “task” of prayer. Like many protestants I have viewed prayer as something that one…
Leave a CommentI’ve read several accounts of folks who have had spiritual experiences that manifest with physical sensations. Most notably, a burning in the heart or breast.…
Leave a CommentAs I journey on in learning more about prayer, I’m discovering how difficult it is. Yes, some say that it is so simple that a…
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