I recently penned an article for The Banner, the magazine of my church tribe, the Christian Reformed Church, published in the latest edition. The Banner is a good rag with thoughtful pieces that engage and inform - do yourself a favour and give it a look. They've just completed an entire reworking of their website,… Continue reading New article on praying the daily office
Do your own prayers bore even you? More often than I care to be honest about, I’ve noticed what absolutely lame and inane prayers I offer up to God, finding myself babbling who-knows-what with my head and heart miles away. It feels like my prayers mostly swim in the shallow end of the God pool. … Continue reading Saying our prayers, part IV
Happy new year all. It's been a while since I've last blogged - I've been enjoying a trip to the southern US way too much. Even though Florida was on the cooler side (for Florida but downright balmy compared to Calgary), it was great simply to be able to walk outside without having to layer… Continue reading Saying our prayers on TV, part deux
While I have a face for radio, nonetheless, earlier this fall I accepted the invitation to be a part of the Christian TV show called The Bridge on the Alberta based Christian network, The Miracle Channel (thanks Lucretia for getting me on the air). We taped two episodes of The Bridge that day, focusing on… Continue reading Saying our prayers – on TV
Writing a book is a risky act of faith. You labour for countless hours, rising way too early, working in silence, not knowing if anyone will ever read what you write, let alone embrace it. Which makes the news of the good reception to my book Seeking God's Face really sweet (you can buy your… Continue reading Good momentum for Seeking God’s Face
“In the regularity of the office, the love of Jesus springs up within us, we know not how.” The Rule of Taize “The Daily Office stands as the primary means by which the church might make us wakeful and watchful. It is in this sense an order of vigilance.” R.R. Reno, In the Ruins of… Continue reading Quotes on praying the daily office
A particularly modern folly is what C.S. Lewis called chronological snobbery. It’s the misplaced trust in only ideas and practices of our own day because those of the past are considered, like old milk or stale bread, past their “best before” date, dismissed as inferior simply by virtue of their age. One of Lewis’ antidotes for… Continue reading Saying our prayers, part 3
So what in the world is praying a daily office? At its pared down core, it is simply a form of prayer. The daily office is a pattern of prayer and worship that is regularly practiced/offered to God at set times within the course of a single day. It’s rooted in the simple reality that… Continue reading Saying our prayers, part 2
Prayer has often been one of the weakest parts of my relationship with God. Yeah, I’ve been a pastor for about 20 years and a follower of Jesus for longer - it's not supposed to be this way. But here’s the truth about my prayer life – it's mostly distracted. I often pray like a… Continue reading Saying our prayers, part 1
The Calgary Herald ran a nice spot on my book Seeking God's Face in today's paper - you can read it here. Although the article's title ("Taking the struggle out of prayer") might lead you to think I've discovered the magic bullet to your and my prayer woes, I have not. Prayer is still work -… Continue reading Good article, cheesy photo
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