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Rule of Life: Prayer
In this previous post I presented what might be used as a simple rule of life. I’d like to take the next couple of posts, to unpack the tripod of prayer, Scripture, and service. Prayer We can think of prayer as an ongoing conversation with God that not only roots our day (by beginning and ending our day with him), but also weaves throughout it as we are in constant conversation with him. To make prayer a part of our rule of life, we need to learn to see prayer as more than just a few sporadic moments, but as … Continue reading
Online Devotional Resource
Looking for a simple and free tool to help you in your devotional time? Check out the new website examen.me This tool leads you through a devotional time of Scripture and prayer and gives a space to journal your thoughts in response to questions. You choose what kind of “examen” you want to do: Scripture (Old Testament, New Testament, Gospel or Psalm), Prayer (Examen or Centering Out), or you can simply journal on whatever Scripture you choose. This could be a great resource for someone who may not be used to journaling, but would like to give it a try. … Continue reading
A Daily Mission Prayer
Today, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I surrender my life to the mission of Jesus in this world The Burning Bed release To be a disciple of Jesus and to help others become disciples of Jesus. To love God with all of my heart, soul, mind, and body To love my fellow human being as I love myself. May everything I do today, my words and actions, be done in the name of Jesus download Cradle 2 the Grave The Prince of Egypt video Merlin move Trust the Man download Speaking Freely Volume 1: John Perkins movie bringing … Continue reading
Streams: The Prayer-filled Life
People have a lot of role models today. Jesus was a role model for his disciples. He modeled the life with God to them. Part of that life was prayer – really central to that life was prayer. This is why the disciples said to him in Luke 11 after they saw him praying – “Lord, teach us to pray”. Surely they were familiar with the traditional Jewish forms of prayer, but they something different in their role model. Jesus is our role model as well and tonight we want to learn from him the prayer filled life. What is … Continue reading
Being with God in prayer
In our world today, we are often defined by what we do. Our value is determined by our productivity and ability to do something that others want or need. This has severe implications for our Life with God. God values us differently. He loves us first, without condition, no strings attached. His love for us does not increase or decrease based on our productivity or activity. Consider the story of Jesus with Mary and Martha:
