Tag: prayer
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PSALM 80–A MEDITATION FOR ADVENT ONE
Some of my exegesis and thoughts on Psalm 80 for the first week of Advent 2014.
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ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT
Why are Lent and Ash Wednesday a good idea? This is a post from a previous year that I am re-posting today because, obviously, it is Ash Wednesday that, for me, helps answer some of that question. ********************************** This is the week that we Christians who follow a liturgical pattern of the year mark…
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ADVICE ON THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
So I pick up with my “advice” themed blog posts. I’ve got about four or five more in mind before I move on completely. What exactly do we call what I am about to give advice on? Years ago people in my faith tradition would have called it ‘holiness,’ but that whole concept I think…
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A PRAYER 18 YEARS COMING
Today is my oldest daughter’s eighteenth birthday and I can hardly believe it. Where has the time gone? Just yesterday she was eating strained carrots and guzzling a bottle. This is my prayer for her on her 18th birthday. Dear Lord, I thank you for the unique personality of my daughter. I thank you that…