THE TRAIL SO FAR Our text this morning is from the eighth chapter of Romans, so if you’ve got Bibles go ahead and turn there. This weekend we’ve been doing some reflecting on what prayer is. We started a couple of nights ago by thinking …
Breathing the Kingdom
PRAYING WITH GOD This evening we’re going to be in Matthew 6, so go ahead and turn there. Last night we began exploring what it means for us to begin to lead more whole and integrated lives that are connected with that mysterious Presence that …
The Praying God
RECONNECTING Back at the end of February—when I was asked to come and share with you guys here—I started wrestling with what we should talk about. I was hearing that Grace Camp is this unique (and really cool!) experience where the Grace Church in all …
Breaking Down Prayer
(Apologies for the audio quality) Our Father, We need you. Speak now, for your servants are listening. We pray these things in the name of your Son, Jesus who together with you and Holy Spirit, rules and reigns the universe one God now and forever, …
The Gospel According to God’s Hate
Let’s pray as we begin: Father, Thank you for loving all of us and for loving this world. This is hard stuff tonight. We need your help. Teach us to love people and to love life as passionately as you do. Guide us tonight—we pray …
Praying Our Pain
Heavenly Father, Guide as we open these ancient words tonight. Teach us to hear you. Teach us to speak to you. Teach us to trust you. Amen. THE FIRST PRAYER We’ve been working our way through through the book of Psalms—through this collection of songs …
Poem of Repentance
The Apologist’s Evening Prayer by C.S. Lewis From all my lame defeats and oh! much more From all the victories that I seemed to score; From cleverness shot forth on Thy behalf At which, while angels weep, the audience laugh; From all my proofs of …
Honest to God
Over the last few months, I have been learning to pray. That sounds like a pretty basic part of being a Christian, yet it’s amazing how little it’s actually done. Or how little I actually do it. And how little I did it throughout seminary. …