Why is it so hard to pray? We say we believe that God loves us and cares about the world, so why aren’t our prayers answered? And if God already knows what we want before we ask, why do we have to ask?by Joe Dennis
Matthew 6:5-6
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your … Read the rest
by Aaron Farnham
Matthew 18:3
… And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
Nora had a … Read the rest
by Sally Curtis AsKew
Richard Rohr reminded me last week of the distinction we make between sacred and secular. I think I wrote about this a couple of years ago when talking about some crocus which appeared in a very desolate place. It was a harsh environment with major air pollution from the nearby copper mines. We had been moved … Read the rest
by Joe Dennis
When I was younger, writing poetry was a passion of mine. I would isolate myself in my room, and all my teenage angst, coupled with what I now know was
by Hope Cook
March 24, 2015
Romans 12:12: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Sometimes God has a funny way of answering our prayers. I was reading Sue Monk Kidd’s reflections in First Light. She tells of a time when her babies were both still in cloth diapers. She’d been praying for patience. … Read the rest
by Violet A.M. Calkin
March 21, 2015
I bet everyone that you could think of has cried. Whether it’s work, school, friends, enemies, or pressure that triggers the tears. But what about new things? Ever shed tears about a friend moving away? A loved ones death? A new job? A new house? Of course you have.
Lately, my
Psalm 55:1-4: Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; Hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.
It
by Joe Dennis
March 10, 2015
2 Peter 3-10: His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption … Read the rest
“The Quiet Center”
March 16, 2014
Sermon by The Rev. Lisa Caine
Romans 8:14-16, 26-27; Luke 11:1-4
How can we live a devotional life? That is really the question behind our theme of Holy Habits. In seventeenth chapter of Acts Paul tells the Romans that it is in God that we live and move and have our being. But the … Read the rest