I have been wandering and growing lately. I think it is for my good when all is said and done, but it is painful in the process. God is not…
read moreWe call our Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, “DJ.” [For those of you who are Parks and Recreation fans, yes we named it after Tom Haverford’s Roomba who is affectionally called…
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Introduction This beautiful little prayer and accompanying exercise is an important and classic prayer used in Eastern Orthodox observance of the Lenten season. I first discovered it while reading Great Lent:…
read moreIt is very sad that the modern Church – mainly of any nondenominational or evangelical variety – has completely forgotten and neglected the spiritual discipline of fasting. There are many…
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The Hicks family went to their very first Ash Wednesday service today at Calvary Episcopal Church. The priest, ministers, and members were all so welcoming to me and my family.…
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The holidays got me busy and I never formally reflected on the end of my 7X7 prayer experiment on my blog. So here goes. Some takeaways for me: 2 AM…
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This is the landing page for my sermon series The Gospel According to Leviticus. I have been working a curating resources on Leviticus to make it approachable to everyday Jesus followers…
read moreI am preparing to begin my sermon series The Gospel According to Leviticus on Sunday (1/8/23). This first sermon is titled: “Inhabiting an Enchanted World.” It refers to much of what…
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Here is a hymn I have said several times during the midday prayers that I am really enjoying. Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever…
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I am currently on day 5/7 of my 7×7 prayer experiment. See the previous two posts in this series for explanation of this. Each day during the midday prayer after…
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