Spirituality – Text & Context

By:Andrew Hicks
May 31, 2023
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The Gospel According to Odd Thomas: Granny Sugars’ Prayer

I am a fan of the series of novels by Dean Koontz called Odd Thomas. At the time of this writing I have not finished the series yet, but am…

By:Andrew Hicks
May 2, 2023
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“Mary and Eve”: An Introduction

I stumbled across this image a long time ago. At the time, I didn’t know anything about it other than the fact that I liked it. I saved it as…

By:Andrew Hicks
March 22, 2023
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Prayers for Wandering

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…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 25, 2023
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Lent 2023

This is the landing page for my 2023 Lenten sermon series. I have never preached the Lenten season before and so I am excited to learn and I anticipate that…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 25, 2023
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Ruthlessly And Relentlessly Personal

We 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…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 24, 2023
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The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian

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:…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 22, 2023
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Fasting: An Introduction

It 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…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 22, 2023
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A Journey of Re-Enchantment – Part 5

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.…

By:Andrew Hicks
February 15, 2023
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A Journey of Re-Enchantment – Part 4

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…

By:Andrew Hicks
January 13, 2023
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Redemptively Reckless: A Prayer

Lord, make me belovedly bold, redemptively reckless and a holy hard head. Wake me up to sanctified shenanigans, holy mischief, and the wisdom of a certain kind of foolishness.…