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Category Archives: Prayers
Becoming the Prayer you Pray
In his book, “How to Pray“, Peter Greig recounts a conversation he had with Brennan Manning: What if the hour you spend in the prayer room is when you refocus on Jesus so that you can carry his presence with … Continue reading
For Want of Wonder
“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Prayers, Proverbs
Tagged A sense of Wonder, Eugene Peterson, For want of wonder, Fully engaged with His beauty, God delights in his glory, God is supremely valuable, God's ultimate goal: to display his infinite glory, John Piper, The wider wonder world, Wonder, Wonder catches us off guard
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Windows of Art
In 1889 van Gogh painted “Laboureur dans un champ” – a farmer plowing the land, which was the view from his window at the hospital. He left the asylum in May 1890; two months later, at age 37, he shot … Continue reading
Practice Resurrection
The line above comes from a poem by Wendell Berry that seems fitting this Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday – especially as he encourages us to live counter-culturally – and to “Practice Resurrection.” Let each line exhort, rebuke, and otherwise enlighten … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Prayers
Tagged Ask questions that have no answers, Context Institute, Do something that won't compute: love, Go with your love into the fields, Good Friday, Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front, Practice Resurrection, Put your faith in two inches of humus, Resurrection Sunday, Wendell Berry
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The Prayer Life that Matters Most
In times of stress and cultural chaos—pandemics, protests, political strife, and more—Christians rightly remind one another of the importance of prayer. A deepening prayer life is often needed, tested, and enriched in times of crisis. Thus begins Tim Shorey’s excellent … Continue reading
We Give Them Back to Thee
“I think that the dying pray at the last not, ‘please,’ but ‘thank you’ as a guest thanks his host at that door.” Annie Dillard This favourite line from Annie Dillard is a recurring theme reminding me to be … Continue reading
