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The Ride of Life by Bob Henry There are days when life just doesn’t make sense.God seems to be distant,Friends seem to be absent, andThe walls seem to be closing in on all sides. Failure is around every corner, andPeople want you to know how they would’ve handled things. You find yourself angry and not knowing why. Your mind races with “what if’s” and “if only’s.” The future depends on you,But

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January is often a time to resolve to do things differently, to do better; it's a clean slate, a fresh start, a time to reinvent oneself (just ask the gyms and the weight loss industry). This month, you and I will vow to exercise more, eat less, abstain from our vices and become the people we hope and want to be. Yet by early February, our good intentions will have been tested and, too often,

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Skye Jethani, in his book The Divine Commodity, shares an interesting thought about consumer spending during our Advent preparation. In less than a century, Christians have gone from opposing over-consumption at Christmas to demanding it be done in Christ’s name alone. The explanation may be in the numbers. Two thirds of the U.S. economy is based on consumer spending, and 50-75 percent of

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Have you ever "faked it"? Before your mind goes down a certain path, I am talking about faking being a Christian. I am certain that you and I have put on a good show on some Sundays. For some, that may be every Sunday. The world has started to notice. In August, CNN correspondent John Blake reported that "more teens are becoming fake Christians." As one who used to work in college ministry

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All you need to do is… I find this phrase the typical response rolling off the tongue of many well-meaning Christians today. “All you need to do is go to church.” “All you need to do is read your Bible.” “All you need to do is pray.” The next time you hear someone at your church or work respond with those words, I challenge you to turn the table around on that person and ask them a couple

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“America is a less Christian nation than it was 20 years ago, and Christianity is not losing out to other religions, but primarily to a rejection of religion altogether” - from a survey published March 9, 2009 on CNN.com. The above statement is exactly why we need pastors who are not afraid of leading churches toward the genuinely tough questions in our day. Church-goers need to

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Lately, I have found myself in some fairly interesting conversations. Some have been unpleasant and others very challenging. The other night, I had a thought provoking conversation that will stick in my mind long after the exchange ends. It's the kind one ponders and thinks about over and over until it becomes the topic of every conversation.It started with a simple but intriguing

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For me and my family, summer has always been a time for rest, renewal, vacation, down-time…but the summer has quickly come to a close. Sadly, I believe our world would like “rest” itself to come to a close. Today, we live in a world that revolves on frustration, confusion, and often chaos. Our lives are distracted, exhausted, and utterly spent. Quaker mystic, Thomas R. Kelly, said we live in

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I shared this prayer at the end of my sermon this morning. It is a good reminder of being about the journey and not just the destination.Patient God, we are people in a hurry.We confess that we value faster more than deeper, and getting there more than growing.We miss the tiger lily on our way to the art museum, the wren’s song on our way to the concert. God, we even miss the child on the way to

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Krista Tippett will be speaking with Walter Brueggemann, a "provocative, interesting, challenging, and imaginative" voice in the Protestant mainline tradition. The renowned Old Testament scholar and Professor Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary is credited with shaping generations of ministers and sermons with his prolific interpretations of Hebrew text and his poetic books of prayer.

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Who did Jesus come for? Take a moment to listen to this poem.

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[Sunday, May 8th "People of Praise" article from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette]We seem to have a fascination with being on the cutting edge.Recently, I stopped at a local electronics store for a few moments before picking up my children from school. Unaware that it was any special day, I strolled through a fairly empty store.As I stood looking at the new releases, my eyes caught a mass of

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Joshua 4:4-7 – "So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, and said to them, 'Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder…to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, "What do these stones mean?" tell them that the flow of the Jordan

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In light of the media frenzy around the death of Osama Bin Laden, I am reminded of the large postcard from the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia that is hung just inside my office door. It is a reminder of the principles I want to live in regards to non-violence. It has been hard to read Twitter & Facebook posts, listen to newscasters, and watch people celebrate death. Let us not forget who we

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A Portrait of Christ from Jeremy Cowart on Vimeo.

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Yesterday was Palm Sunday, one of my very favorite days of the Church year. Not only did I become a child of God on this day, I also have found it like no other day for preaching and teaching. The Palm Sunday text I chose yesterday was Luke 19:28-40. It was the final two verses in which I drew attention: “And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

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Since I was a child, I have enjoyed Wednesday night Lenten services at our church. It was always tradition that we would close those services of Compline (prayer services at the end of the day) with the hymn, "Abide with Me." Even as a child an emotional response would well up inside me, an almost eerie feeling would consume me during the last verse as the organ faded away and those

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Leonard Sweet talks about how some Christians have a higher regard for the Bible than for Jesus Christ.

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LOVE WINS. - Available March 15th from Rob Bell on Vimeo.If you haven't already heard about Rob Bell's book "Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived" - you may be a little behind on the huge discussion taking place in Christianity. Everyone seems to have a perspective and a position. But was that the intention of Rob Bell's book"?Many have commented and

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O God, our hearts ache eastwardFor lives lostSuddenlyFor families swallowedBy water and earthFor home and hearth goneAnd memories forever changedIn an instant. O God, our eyes look to youFor healingFor comfortFor hopeFor direction.O God, Our arms reach outTo do all that we canIn whatever ways that we canFor as long as is needed For neighbors and friendsIn the Pacific. Amen.by Safiyah Fosua

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The season of Lent has begun. The other day, a thought crossed my mind. What if shopping malls treated Lent the same way as Christmas?Imagine the scene: One cold Wednesday morning in February, you walk into Glenbrook Mall and, suddenly, you realize it’s Lent. The heat has been turned off, and everyone is wearing an extra layer of clothing. No music is playing. The shelves, display cases and

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Dragons lurk in desert spacesPenetrating the mind with evil claw.Serpent’s teeth seek out the chinksinsidiously, relentlessly, gnawing on the bone;searching out the interstices of muscle and sinew.Such is the pain of the wilderness.Alone, alone, alone,Christ sitsin the waste place of abandoned pleas and questionsuntil exhaustedfinallyat lastthe realizationcomesthat in the endthere is onlyGod.In

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Two summer's ago I had the opportunity to attend the Poets, Prophets, and Preachers conference in Grand Rapids, MI. One of the keynote speakers was Shane Hipps (now pastor at Mars Hill in Grand Rapids). One of his talks focused on how technology shapes the sermon.At Huntington University we have been having conversations about technology and the changing face of higher education and the further

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Today, Dr. Scott Todd from Compassion International introduced a new campaign on our campus. 58: Fast. Foward. The End of Poverty. It was a challenging and thought provoking view of poverty and the opportunity we all have at ending extreme poverty in our world - and all in our generation! It can be done. Take some time to check out 58: Fast. Forward. The End of Poverty by clicking on the "58:

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MLK Today: Martin Luther King's Words – Neighborhood Voices from Moving Image on Vimeo.

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On a recent trip to the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, I was reminded once again of the importance of this man and his legacy. Words cannot describe my experience at the Institute.As we prepare to celebrate MLK Jr's legacy this coming January 17th, I wanted to post one of the most prophetic and powerful speeches King made just before his death. I first listened to it the entire

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I was reading up on how to handle Final Exam Week stress and ran across a lot of good tips. Here are some of the best from the College Fashion website. I think you might find these helpful.1. Avoid stressful people.Stress actually is contagious. During exam week, resist the urge to have a study session with your super-tense friend, especially if s/he’s complaining about all the work s/he has

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Guest Post by Brittany Blaizer (Freshmen, CMC on Livingston 1st)Don't get me wrong, I love nativities, but God helped me realize today that they can be a bit misleading. Misleading in the sense that the people in the scene didn't look at all like the ones you see in people's yards, under Christmas trees, or even in churches. This may not seem like a big deal, but in a way, this could

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Advent. from Spirit Juice Studios on Vimeo.

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I was preparing for my Understanding the Christian Faith class the other day, when I noticed that the semester was quickly coming to an end. At the same time, I noticed that the Church Year was also quickly coming to an end.I began thinking about Advent and how unprepared I was for Christmas this year. It dawned on me - that is what Advent is all about and it isn't even here yet! Seems

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For those who are seeking a place for daily common prayer, this site Common Prayer is a tapestry of daily prayers inviting faith communities from around the world to pray, sing, and act together.On this website you’ll find prayers for every evening, morning, and midday that celebrate the best of the Christian tradition and engage with the most pressing issues of our world today. There are

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Huntington University invites you to receive a free Bible Application for your mobile device.When we open up the Bible, we’re inviting the creator of the universe to speak directly to us. It’s our connection to His truth—the story of His love for us since the beginning of time. And it’s meant to be woven throughout our lives, giving us new wisdom with each season we experience.

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This is from "Showered with Love" by Chad Shellabarger (CMC on Baker 2nd)Take a moment to read through these Bible verses:Hebrews 12: 1-6 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and

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Today, as I was researching on the internet, I stumbled across an interesting post on Storytella, OEBooks blog regarding the opening lines to books. It said, The title is important, very important, but so is that opening. Not always, but usually the first line gives me an indication to what lies behind page one. For instance, when I come across an opening on page one that starts out with an

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This post is from "Nudey News" by Joanna Dunten (CMC on Hardy 2nd)Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, to have a deep soul relationship with another, to belong thoroughly and exclusively. But God, to a Christian, says “No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone, with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me, with having an

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For the next couple of posts and randomly throughout the year, I am going to share some of the thoughts my Campus Ministry Coordinators (CMCs) are having and sharing on their floors. Most CMCs have some type of bathroom or shower devotional on their floor that helps to inspire, engage, or allow for deeper thought. I hope you enjoy these posts.______________________________From "Clean and Pure

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Lately, there has been a lot of talk in the media around what it takes or means to be a "Real Christian"?From the allegations against President Obama's faith for faking-Christianity to get votes to students attending youth groups and college campuses living as impostors, it has become a wide spread conversation.Instead of following the Jesus of the Bible, the doctrine and beliefs of their church

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The importance of Holy Scriptures in the life of a Christian is undeniable. The Scriptures themselves bear testimony to this importance. This year at Huntington, students, faculty and staff will be challenged to get "Into the Word" through a year-long Scripture reading plan.President G. Blair Dowden's Challenge:"I want to encourage students, faculty and staff to get into the Word and to be

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A year and a half ago, we had my friend, Tony (the beat poet) Kriz on our campus. Tony was part of the Dan Merchant movie, "Lord, Save Us From Your Followers." (You may be familiar with Tony as some of his life experiences are chronicled in Donald Miller's book, "Blue Like Jazz.") Tony shared Dan Merchant's movie with our student body at a special event at the local theater. The movie

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I was catching up on Twitter posts after returning from vacation and one by Donald Miller caught my attention. It was this quote from the his post that started me thinking:"If we think we are going to grow in faith by sitting around at a Bible study, we are wrong." In this very brief blog post, The Context for Spirituality is not Spirituality , you will find some profound thoughts that I

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Be understanding to your enemies.Be loyal to your friends. Be strong enough to face the world each day.Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.Be generous to those who need your help. Be frugal with what you need yourself.Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.Be foolish enough to believe in miracles. Be willing to share your joys. Be willing to share the

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Leonard Sweet shared this with my doctoral class last semester. It amazed me at the time, and continues to amaze me. As I ponder, what my children's children will experience technologically. How can we begin to think about using this technology in ministry and even more specifically in the church. Gaming has captured the world from young kids learning their ABC's to the elderly in

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Killing time before heading to a conference, I picked up this brief little book. It seemed at the time an interesting title and a good read for a long plane flight. I quickly found this book much more than a quick, simple, time-killer on a plane. The introduction ended with:"Should you ever leave the place where you are? I don't know. But I trust we are able to best discern the call of

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With the "Twilight" hype at the box office, you may want to check out this article and book, "Touched by a Vampire" (by former Huntington University professor Beth Felker Jones) on the series. Good insights and interesting thoughts. Click below for article from The Gospel and Culture Project:Vampires and Young Female Desire

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One For One Movement - A Pair Of New Shoes Is Given To A Child In Need With Every Pair Purchased - TOMS.comI just received my first pair of Toms and have worn them all day. I am amazed at how comfortable they are and how much they are helping the world. Make sure to check out Toms online above. Highly recommend supporting this company.

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Would you like to know what it is like to be a student in our world today? Take a moment to be introduced to "This Generation." This is one of the most authentic and realistic portrayals of students today. I pray those of us who work and minister to high school and college students would take the time to learn from this.

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It would appear that at the very heart of the idea of Sabbath is rest. But who in the 21st century has time to rest or who can overcome the guilt of not being productive every minute of the day?Even God saw the need to rest in the accounts of creation. But what kind of rest did God have in mind? Could it be a good night’s sleep or a nap in the recliner?So, what then does Sabbath Rest look like?

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I spent the last couple of weeks helping a friend write an address to the graduating class of 2010. It is funny how often we find ourselves laughing at what could be said, but isn't said in lieu of "pomp and circumstance."Most of the time the speaker should say a few words to ease the crowd and probably throw in a joke or two, like Bobby Knight (yes, that is the chair-throwing coach) did

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All Things Beautiful by C.F. Alexander All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful - The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny

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Resurrection: Rob Bell from The Work of Rob Bell on Vimeo.

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"The do it yourself, self-help culture of North America has so thoroughly permeated our imagination that we ordinarily don't give attention to the biggest thing of all -- resurrection. And the reason we don't is because resurrection isn't something we can use or control or manipulate or improve on." Eugene Peterson, (Living the Resurrection)I love Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday. This is

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The season of Lent has begun. The other day, a thought crossed my mind. What if shopping malls treated Lent the same way as Christmas?Imagine the scene: One cold Wednesday morning in February, you walk into Glenbrook Mall and, suddenly, you realize it’s Lent. The heat has been turned off, and everyone is wearing an extra layer of clothing. No music is playing. The shelves, display cases and racks

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Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have put together a beautiful Manifesto - a Magna Carta for restoring the Supremacy of Jesus Christ. Not only is this something needed in Christianity, it must be taken seriously. As one who works in academia, I was struck by point number 8 as follows:It is possible to confuse an academic knowledge or theology about Jesus with a personal knowledge of the living

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Join me in prayer for Haiti:Lord, God of all creation, we ask that you would come to the aid of those who have suffered through this violent earthquake in Haiti today. Bring help to those who have been injured. Bring comfort to those who have lost friends and family. Bring support to those who have lost their homes. Bring wisdom and courage to those who are providing leadership and relief at this

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Many do not even know that there is a season of the church year named Epiphany. It is probably the most easily missed celebration of the church year. For most people, Epiphany is just part of Christmastime - that is why we all have our wisemen standing alongside our shepherds in our family nativity scenes (even though the wisemen probably didn't show up for a year or so after the birth in the

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When snow is shakenFrom the balsam treesAnd they're cut downAnd brought into our housesWhen clustered sparksOf many-colored fireAppear at nightIn ordinary windowsWe hear and singThe customary carolsThey bring us ragged miraclesAnd hay and candlesAnd flowering weeds of poetryThat are loved all the moreBecause they are so commonBut there are carolsThat carry phrasesOf the haunting musicOf the other

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Anticipation of the birth of Jesus is a wonderful part of Advent. Many congregations do this well. People have been patient, enduring Advent hymns and the refusal to move to the birth too quickly. They know soon they will be able to sing with a loud voice the familiar Christmas carols. But more important than the anticipation of the holy birth is what the birth means for us now as we struggle

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I’ve always ignored those people: The ones who get very upset at Target this time of year and decide to e-mail me and the rest of their address book about it. This year, to those people, I would now like to preemptively say Simmer down. And also… There was a time in American history when Christians could be counted on to get angry about the right stuff – the

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A Peacemaker Will Come: The Third Week Of Advent Anticipation grows within us. The day of Your incarnation is near. There is no war nor division in the world that is beyond Your capacity to heal. The day of Your incarnation is near. There is no hatred in the cosmos that cannot be transformed by Your forgiving love.The day of Your incarnation is near. There is no social ill, relational

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Malachi 3.1-4 1 "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's

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The Christian virtue of hope is different from optimism. Optimism usually refers to a positive outlook on life based on favorable signs. The outlook is good. And optimism often refers to what we believe we can accomplish or bring about through our own efforts. Christian hope is something much deeper and more substantial than that. Saint Thomas Aquinas, the great 13th century theologian, once

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The point of Thanksgiving is to remember the things we have to be grateful for. It's our special time to give thanks... not just for the obvious, like food, but for the thousands of fortunate moments, the multitude of blessings that we receive each year.That's not always as easy as it sounds. We tend to remember the bad

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Can I be honest? Prayer has always been difficult for me. Actually, I think most people if they were honest would say the same thing. It isn't natural for most people in our world today to spend time in prayer. Some of this has to do with the busyness of our lives and the simple lack of time for relationships. It probably means for many of us we have a wrong view of prayer. Maybe we need to

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I first experienced the exercise of meditation in a yoga class at my local hospital. The stress of my life and the fast-paced world around me were taking a toll on having opportunities to truly meditate. It was in that class that I was able to ponder, to hear the Voice of my heart. Since that class, I have tried to find daily opportunities for mediation. I hope through this exercise you too

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For about a year now, my family and I have been dedicated to resting and finding a day of Sabbath each and every week. Honestly, with three kids, that is almost impossible. We have found that by making it a priority, we begin to long for it - especially when the clutter of life seems to sweep it off of our weekly schedules at the blink of an eye. Homework has to stop, emailing and social

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A friend shared this prayer with me this week. I know many who would find this a prayer to remember and pray often.O Lord, every day I drive the city streets, isolated from others by my speed, my air conditioning, and my radio. Each workday I sit in my office, buffered from people and sights and sounds that might distract me from my work. Every evening I see horrible things on the news that are

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I hated reading when I was growing up (ironic since now I read almost 200 pages a day). The problem was I never "began" right. I would try and read books that my friends were reading or books I wanted to read - but they were never at my reading level. I struggled to understand because I didn't start with the proper books in the proper order. I needed to gradually work myself into reading more

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I find the sacred meal (a.k.a. The Eucharist, Holy Communion, The Last Supper, The Lord's Meal) a very special time. I have many memories where I met Jesus at a communion rail or on a beach both where this sacred meal was taking place. I find a sacred connecting to my sisters and brothers in the Body of Christ through this meal. In sharing together we are stating we are in "common-union" with

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Back when I was in grade school, I attended Confirmation classes with my church. One of the assignments was to complete "Sermon Notes" for three of the four Sunday Sermons each month. At first, I thought this was a ploy to boost attendance, but soon I was finding that I had some questions. I also found myself listening more intently to all parts of the sermon - not just the beginning and the

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Growing up in a church tradition rich in hymnody and a plethora of choirs, I learned to sing at a very young age. I was in almost every choir from school and church choirs, junior choirs, and even traveling and performance choirs - at least until my voice changed. It was all so much a part of my life, I took it for granted. I knew what was appropriate to sing when, liturgically correct pieces

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Early last year, I was contacted by a writer for the Wall Street Journal. I was surprised as to her topic. She wanted to talk to me about confession on a Christian college campus. After an hour and a half conversation, she and I had veered off the topic to our own personal views of confession. The writer had grown up Roman Catholic and had a higher view of confession - where I had not, but

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One of the biggest issues facing people today is too much noise. Our ears have iPods plugged into them, TVs are placed at the end of grocery store aisles telling us about sales and often useless "filler" information, and there are even CDs with white noise or people talking - Why?- because we have adjusted our lives to accept noise on a 24/7 basis and find it difficult to find silence in our

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It is most common when thinking about spiritual practices to think of Fasting. Probably because many spiritual practices involve some kind of deprivation, but there are other spiritual practices that intentionally involve the experience of fullness and extravagance. One such practice is Feasting. The trick in learning how to feast is a capacity to experience the present moment fully, as if it

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Over the summer, I attended several different churches across the United States. A great number of these churches were introducing a wealth of ancient concepts in very modern settings. The concepts that they were discussing were "ancient spiritual practices." Ever since Richard Foster introduced us to his "Celebration of Discipline" over 25 years ago, the Christian world continues to be

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A friend reminded me of this article from First Things after sharing with me his thoughts on the newest Harry Potter film. I agree that this is the best thing written on the uses of magic in the Potter films. The article is from 2000 and it is by Alan Jacobs, Professor of English at Wheaton College. Check it out for yourself.First Things - ArticleShared via AddThisI also recommend you check out

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I am off and running with my summer reading list. Two books that have been surprises (that were not even on my summer reading list) are below. I highly recommend both books for those interested in Spiritual Formation and the 20-something age group.Todd Hunter's book Christianity Beyond Belief simply makes sense. In his book he rethinks some of the concepts of what we call "discipleship" and

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Here are some practices that go a long way toward building your spiritual summertime health: Make sure you take some downtime/vacation. And when you have downtime, make sure its truly resting. Sabbath is a Biblical principle. It means to cease from our regular activities in order to have extra time with God.Make sure it’s not ALL downtime. Work is God-given and worthwhile, so get a job. In the

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At the End of the School Year O God of all beginnings and endings.We praise and thank you for the gift of this school year.It has been a time filled with grace and blessings,With challenges and opportunities, joys and sorrows.The days have passed quickly, O Lord.The weeks, the months, the seasons, the holidays and holy days,The exams, vacations, breaks, and chapels,All have come forth from your

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Some have asked for the closing mediation from my "Reflection" chapel this week. The one I used is a variation of Cardinal Newman's meditation. I first came across it as a post on Margaret Fienberg's Facebook site. Margaret Fienberg is one of my favorite contemporary women writers. (Check out her newest book, "The Sacred Echo" - I highly recommend it.)A Meditation God has created me to do Him

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Although environmentalism as a movement dates to the 1960s and the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, Christians have been relative latecomers to environmental protection. Yet the last few years have been marked by increased advocacy, education, theological reflection, and action from Christians passionate about creation care. Global warming especially has served as a catalyst for many

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Several conversations broke out on our campus last week regarding issues of sustainability. Most students thought it was too difficult in the dorm or for that matter on the college campus. Here are some suggestions - a place to begin becoming more "green"while in college. There are some older paradigms that need changed. Here are some suggestions for "easy greening." Old Paradigm: Plastic

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This song was used in the sermon at my church this week and it made me reflect on many different things the last couple of days - specifically the place my heart is this Lenten season. I thought I would share it with you. Remember....it is Love that wrote this play. Amen! Lyrics to "Show the Way" You say you see no hope, you say you see no reason We should dream that the world would ever

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by Brian SwartsThe season of Lent reminds us of the renewal that came through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Lent is a time to prepare for the coming of Easter and to celebrate the gift of redemption. Lent is also a time to search for ways we can be part of God’s work of redemption and renewal in our world.As we search for those things that need renewal here and now, we find the

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I haven't been this excited about a book coming out for quite awhile. Last year when I heard of the Ancient Practices Series at the Brian McLaren "Everything Must Change" Tour, I was looking forward to the series introduced by McLaren [Finding Our Way Again] and edited by Phyllis Tickle. Then as I looked down the list of books that were to come out I found a familiar name and an even more

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Heavenly Father, you are high and inhabit eternity, your name is holy, you have promised to dwell with those that are of a contrite and humble spirit: cleanse our hearts, we ask, from every stain of pride and selfishness; that though the heaven of heavens cannot contain you, you would choose to abide with us forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord.Let us pray for or our country. Almighty God, we

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Where Do We Go From Here? Excerpt from the address by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Delivered at the Eleventh Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,Atlanta, Georgia 16 August 1967--------------------- Now a lot of us are preachers, and all of us have our moral convictions and concerns, and so often we have problems with power. There is nothing wrong with power if power

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History is indeed made up of significant events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny.Martin Luther King's contributions to our history place him in this inimitable position. In his short life, Martin Luther King was instrumental in helping us realize and rectify those unspeakable flaws which were tarnishing the name of America. The events which took place in

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January is often a time to resolve to do things differently, to do better; it's a clean slate, a fresh start, a time to reinvent oneself (just ask the gyms and the weight loss industry).This month, you and I will vow to exercise more, eat less, abstain from our vices and become the people we hope and want to be. Yet by early February, our good intentions will have been tested and, too often,

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For those who attended Huntington University's first Friday "Divine Hour" this video shows Phyllis Tickle (compiler and editor of the "Divine Hours: A Manual for Prayer") talking about her findings and newest writing on "The Great Emergence" and the 500 year transitions throughout history in the Christian church. I had shared these transitions as a way to explain how we have come to our current

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“Jesus Wants to Save Christians, A Manifesto for the Church in Exile,” is the third book from Pastor/Author Rob Bell of Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Book is co-written with Don Golden)This book takes a critical look at the Church and what we as Americans are really about. It compares the United States to powerful empires in biblical times. Rob Bell shows how time and time again we

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