Spirituality
Why pray for the World?
Posts appear regularly on Usenet newsgroups, and on this website, inviting us to Pray for the World. They are obviously intended to provide ‘prayer fuel’ for (mostly) Christian intercessors, and information and ‘conscientization’ material for anyone, particularly concerning the plight of the millions of persecuted Christians around the world. Most responses fall into the category […]
Quotes from 50 Spiritual Classics
When I read (as distinct from skimming) a book I put a line in the margin against anything which grabs my attention – and a double line for ideas which I must ponder again and again. Here are my double-lined markings in Tom Butler-Brown’s 50 Spiritual Classics. But first, a disclaimer: I’m impressed with St. […]
Spirituality is communal
Nov. 4, 2005 Spirituality is communal, theologian says Personal piety isn’t sufficient as response to God’s grace, Pauw tells Covenant Network by Jerry L. Van Marter MEMPHIS, TN — Genuine spiritual practices are not primarily exercises in personal piety, but rather communal responses to God, doctrinal theologian Amy Pauw told the Covenant Network of Presbyterians […]
A Prayer for the 2,000th U.S. soldier killed in Iraq
by Will Willimon News of the death yesterday of Sgt. George Alexander, Jr., from wounds received in Iraq, has prompted me to prayer. Sgt. Alexander, 34, was a graduate of Chilton County High and an Alabama native. A Prayer for George Alexander, Jr. Lord Jesus, King of Kings, Savior of the World, Prince of Peace, […]
What God Expects of Us
Teresa of vila It is amusing to see souls who, while they are at prayer, fancy they are willing to be despised and publicly insulted for the love of God, yet afterwards do all they can to hide their small defects. If anyone unjustly accuses them of a fault, God deliver us from their outcries! […]
Meister Eckhart, The Return of the Mystic
Sunday 2 October 2005 Summary His name is a byword for the mystical union of man and God, and the Archbishop of Canterbury believes he’s what Christianity needs today. Program Transcript Rachael Kohn: Hello, I’m Rachael Kohn; welcome to The Spirit of Things on ABC Radio National. If there are times you feel the Divine […]
The Lord’s Prayer As A Basis For Intercession
[Each phrase is synchronised with slow in-and-out breathing] O Thou, Eternal One, Father/Mother, Creative Spirit, Divine Word, Our Source, Our Essence, Our Lord, Our God. [Repeat until focused, beyond words] We make this time and space to hallow Your Name, your Sound, all that You are in the glory of Your Being, embodied for us […]
Prayer
John was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place. Looking up toward heaven, he said, “Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to church every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up […]
May a Christian Address Christ in Praise or Prayer?
by Wayne Jackson Christian Courier: Feature Friday, July 1, 2005 Some sincere Christians contend that the child of God may not address Christ, either in praise or through prayer. Will this case stand in the light of critical investigation? Carefully study this issue with us. A sincere brother asks: “Is it ever appropriate to pray […]
To Whom do we Pray? (More)
(For someone who believed prayer should be to the Father, not Jesus. Some responses from pastor-friends): It’s a bit sad when our people respond with calculations and codes when we seek to refresh them in a relationship that is clear but not restricted to spiritual correctness. True, some people are so narrow minded they can […]
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