Prayer
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Nijay Gupta has this quote from Howard Thurman on the love of Christ: The religion of Jesus says to the disinherited: “Love your enemy. Take the initiative in seeking ways by which you can have an experience of the common sharing of mutual worth and value. It may be hazardous, but you must do it. Read more
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This was from a recent Renovare newsletter: Feeling overwhelmed, exasperated, enraged? Read more
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Psalm 27:4 — “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek…” Read more
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What I am hearing as I study and lean into prayer and waiting: Read more
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In the task of waiting, as the Lord has been reminding me recently, there is the urgency of prayer. As you are waiting… pray. Prayer is not just a matter of having big blocks of time to “be in prayer.” It is also to pray without ceasing. To learn to breathe prayer throughout the day… Read more
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If I was looking for a sign things couldn’t get more obvious. I was asked to preach on Christmas Day and when asked, I immediately knew I should set aside the gospel for the day and instead focus on Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40). Read more
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Some thoughts from N.T. Wright in The Challenge of Acts: Read more
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I get a weekly communication from Renovare and the letter this week from Brian Morykon was deeply moving. I couldn’t find an online version to link to, so I am just cutting and pasting, hoping I’m not violating any copyright laws in the process. Read more
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One verse I come to over and over that still challenges me: He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel (Ps. 103:7, NIV) Read more
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A prayer against apathy God of empathy and compassion, we are grateful you do not sit idly by without concern for your people. In your deep love for us, you sent your only Son to walk among us, to know what it is to be human, and to suffer on our behalf. O Lord, as… Read more
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