Posted in Personal and Family on 01. Jan, 2010
Whereas it is common to make various and sundry resolutions at the start of the New Year; and whereas I am admittedly lazy, undisciplined, and doubleminded; and whereas I am a more inclined to follow through with commitments that I have made in the light of day and before both God and man; therefore, let [...]
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 17. Aug, 2009
The so-called Prosperity Gospel uses a catchphrase that rankles its naysayers: “Name it and claim it.” But what if you could steal the line, stuff it with a different and better meaning, and turn it into something more useful to personal growth and sanctification? Writing to make sure his monks were on their best behavior, [...]
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 13. Aug, 2009
When you read the scriptures, you not only learn about the content of prayer (giving thanks, etc.), but you also notice the discipline of it, the regularity of it. As I covered in a post last week on prayer and the workday, Daniel and the Psalmist both pray three times a day, morning, noon, and [...]
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 03. Aug, 2009
The Financial Times recently ran a piece on the value of meditation in the workplace. The article quotes several corporate managers discussing why and how they and their companies incorporate meditation at the office.
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 17. Jul, 2009
Clock hands will cold cock you quicker than any man’s fists. I see it happen every day. I know it from personal experience. And I also find myself bumping into the fact in my reading. One piece of good news: I find an answer to the problem there as well.
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 08. Jun, 2008
I have my children every other week. At night we pray. I’m not as consistent about it as I should be, but I find praying together valuable. Most often I use a prayer book, usually The Book of Common Prayer. Sometimes it’s the 1662 version. Other times the 1979, which is what we use at [...]
Posted in Faith and Spirituality on 06. Jun, 2008
“Pray without ceasing.” “The fervent prayers of a righteous man avails much.” In the church where I grew up, I heard these verses a lot. For those who bandied them about they were convenient summaries of their prayer life, or what they wanted it to be. For me they were like slogans for products not [...]
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