Last night I sat down with my family for Sabbath supper. I had been hoping to get certain things done before Sabbath began. But I didn’t. There were unfinished tasks all around me. There are always unfinished tasks all around me. But I still practice Sabbath. I told someone recently that even if my Sunday …
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O Gracious God, by your Son, Jesus Christ, you call us forth from sin and into the baptism of new life. Help us work out our salvation with the fear and trembling necessary for any genuine disciple. Forgive us when we imagine you are done with your re-creative work in us.Common Prayer: A Liturgy for …
So it’s day three of no Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, or Disney+. So far, so good. I’ve noticed a few things. First, it’s not really something I miss per se. But because of the habits that I’d formed, I’m aware of the absence of it. I miss or at least am cognizant of the change …
When I was growing up as a Roman Catholic, I was taught how to pray some specific prayers. The first was The Lord's Prayer, which in the New Testament (in the CSB) goes like this: Our Father in heaven,your name be honored as holy.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give …
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For you have made me rejoice, LORD, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of your hands.Psalm 92:4 It was 1995, my last term at Mount Allison University. I was going to graduate with my BA in Religious Studies (and Political Science, as it happens), after which I’d …
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