Archive for May, 2008
Monday, May 26th, 2008
Thankful for all who have given their lives in service to this country!
On this Memorial Day, I like Karl Richter’s quote: “Tradition is handing on the flame, not praying over the ashes.”
May we, who have the gift of freedom in this country and even more so, freedom in Christ, seek to live handing on a flame, and not praying over the ashes of “how things used to […]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
A Question to Ask
In the Book of Common Prayer, page 137, “In the Morning,” there is a prayer that has this phrase: “direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose.” A thought to keep throughout the day could be, “Lord, what is the purpose for which you have given me this day? Help me to fulfill it.” In […]
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
The Discipline of Confession
I am having a wonderful time teaching the Spiritual Disciplines online for Spring Arbor University. This week, we start the Disciplines of Confession and Worship. A great quote from E. Stanley Jones in his book “How to be a Transformed Person,” sets the stage well:
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