A Remote Place
‘But the talk about Jesus spread ever wider, so that great crowds kept gathering to hear him and to be cured of their ailments. And from time to time he would withdraw to remote places for prayer.’...
View ArticleWhen Jesus Saw Their Faith
‘One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting round him. People had come from every village in Galilee and from Judaea and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was with...
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A Spirituality Project for a Sedentary Age
In 2017, 64% of Canadians were overweight or obese. This has major health implications. I used to be part of that statistic, and for years I tried and failed to do anything about it. Somehow, three...
View ArticleGetting insomnia working for you
‘In the night I remember your name, LORD, and dwell upon your instruction’ (Psalm 119.55 REB). I remember reading that Dom Helder Camara had trouble sleeping through the night. So he would get up,...
View Article‘Teach Us to Pray’ (a sermon on Luke 11.1-13)
When I was a teenager and a fairly new Christian, a man called Vijay Menon came to our church to lead an evangelistic mission. During the few days he was at our church he stayed at the rectory, where I...
View ArticleTherefore We Will Not Fear
‘Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change’ (Psalm 46.2a, NRSV) This morning in the Daily Office Lectionary we read the story of Jesus’ stilling of the storm (Mark 4.35-41). It’s the...
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Sabbatical 2007: ‘Time to Pray’ (a repost from 2007)
Note: this is the seventh in a series of reposts from my Sabbatical blog, ‘An Anabaptist Anglican’, from thirteen years ago. This post was originally posted on May 2nd 2007. This ‘Anabaptist Anglican’...
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A Place for Prayer
Every morning I make myself a cup of coffee, go into my tiny home office and shut the door, and have my morning quiet time of Bible reading and prayer. Later, I use the same space to lead live streamed...
View ArticleMorning, Noon and Night
‘But I appeal to God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noonday I make my complaint and groan.’ (Psalm 55.16-17 REB) The Book of Acts talks about Peter and John going to the Temple...
View ArticleTrust in Him
‘For God alone I wait silently; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock of deliverance, my strong tower, so that I am unshaken. On God my safety and my honour depend, God who is my rock of refuge...
View ArticleA Remote Place
‘But the talk about Jesus spread ever wider, so that great crowds kept gathering to hear him and to be cured of their ailments. And from time to time he would withdraw to remote places for prayer.’...
View ArticleWhen Jesus Saw Their Faith
‘One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting round him. People had come from every village in Galilee and from Judaea and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Spirituality Project for a Sedentary Age
In 2017, 64% of Canadians were overweight or obese. This has major health implications. I used to be part of that statistic, and for years I tried and failed to do anything about it. Somehow, three...
View ArticleGetting insomnia working for you
‘In the night I remember your name, LORD, and dwell upon your instruction’ (Psalm 119.55 REB). I remember reading that Dom Helder Camara had trouble sleeping through the night. So he would get up,...
View Article‘Teach Us to Pray’ (a sermon on Luke 11.1-13)
When I was a teenager and a fairly new Christian, a man called Vijay Menon came to our church to lead an evangelistic mission. During the few days he was at our church he stayed at the rectory, where I...
View ArticleTherefore We Will Not Fear
‘Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change’ (Psalm 46.2a, NRSV) This morning in the Daily Office Lectionary we read the story of Jesus’ stilling of the storm (Mark 4.35-41). It’s the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sabbatical 2007: ‘Time to Pray’ (a repost from 2007)
Note: this is the seventh in a series of reposts from my Sabbatical blog, ‘An Anabaptist Anglican’, from thirteen years ago. This post was originally posted on May 2nd 2007. This ‘Anabaptist Anglican’...
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A Place for Prayer
Every morning I make myself a cup of coffee, go into my tiny home office and shut the door, and have my morning quiet time of Bible reading and prayer. Later, I use the same space to lead live streamed...
View ArticleMorning, Noon and Night
‘But I appeal to God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noonday I make my complaint and groan.’ (Psalm 55.16-17 REB) The Book of Acts talks about Peter and John going to the Temple...
View ArticleTrust in Him
‘For God alone I wait silently; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock of deliverance, my strong tower, so that I am unshaken. On God my safety and my honour depend, God who is my rock of refuge...
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