Prayers from the ego
Jesus and the devil have a contest of wills in the desert (Luke 4:1-13). At one point, “the devil led him up and showed him…
Lent
Prayers from a child's love
Holy One, You often turn my understanding upside-down. Just as I catch a glimpse of you in the chaos, you become a calm breeze. When…
Prayers from the silence
Psalm 62:1 & 5 (NRSV): “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. For God alone my soul waits in…
Prayers from the wreckage
I’ve been following the Lenten prayer prompts from Faith and Water for these forty days. I’m a bit late and doing some catch-up, but the…
Prayers from the dust
On my knees Laid low I am nothing I am but dust and ashes I am the stuff of the earth And yet somewhere in…
I Am dust and ashes
Landon Whitsitt had a thoughtful post about how we engage with Lenten disciplines today: Giving up chocolate and beer for Lent is not what Jesus…
Hosanna!
In my flower garden this spring, I have learned the difference between joy and happiness. You see, happiness is getting a bouquet of a dozen…
Fueled and Aflame
(this was one of those outline sermons… so here are the notes) People everywhere… people here in this church, people in the community, other pastors,…