Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with My Pen: Book Review
Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with My Pen by Rachel Hackenberg I’ve only dipped into this book briefly—I figured I’d do it during Lent—but it looks promising and manageable as a daily exercise. My...
View ArticleA Prayer for Good Friday
Holy God, the hosannas have died away, the palm branches have turned brittle; Now, today, there is only this— each of us, all of us, sitting in the darkness, the hymns of lament in the air, the...
View ArticleA Prayer for Easter
Weeping comes for a night, but joy comes in the morning, O God of power and might. Death has been defeated and we shout Alleluia! Let all that we do today be a prayer of praise. For many of us, it is...
View ArticleFriday Link Love
And they’re off! ~ Blind Runner’s Despair Turns to Joy at Paralympics — NBC After suffering a devastating loss in the 400M, Brazilian runner Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide Guilherme Soares de...
View ArticleJourney in the Spirit—A Prayer Retreat at Tiny
We’ve been playing with the “journey” theme at Tiny Church this year, with a Journey to Jerusalem during Lent—people kept track of miles they walked, biked, ran, etc., then we plotted plotting them on...
View ArticleWho Do We Say He Is? A Prayer for Christians during Holy Week
Mark 8:27-38 “Jesus asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered him, ‘You are the Messiah.’” Who do we say that Jesus is? In our finer moments, we declare the truth: Jesus is the...
View Article#NeverPrayAgain — An Author Q&A
Chalice Press (publisher of Sabbath in the Suburbs, still available at fine online retailers) has some great stuff in the works these days. There’s Who’s Got Time? Spirituality for a Busy Generation,...
View ArticleMy Friends Make Stuff: New Books by Rachel Hackenberg and Bob Harris
Two new books for your consideration today! Sacred Pause: A Creative Retreat for the Word-Weary Christian by Rachel Hackenberg is one of those books that makes you breathe more deeply just flipping the...
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