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Petition

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 20, 2022
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Image: The Temptation of St Anthony, engraving by Martin Schongauer, c. 1470–75 After offering an invocation that leads me through a door into the divine presence, I often find that my…

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Invocation

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 17, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Prayer and Spiritual Practices
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A few years ago, I spent the summer praying through the Jawshan Kabir, a remarkable Islamic text that lists more than a thousand names for God. I was merely a…

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Read more about the article Elaborating the Shape of Prayer

Elaborating the Shape of Prayer

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 15, 2022
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Faiths tend to build expectations for prayer, which can almost be thought of as a form of manners. Breaking the prayer form is impolite. God, of course, can handle impolite…

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The Peace of God

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 9, 2022
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There are many ways of praying and thinking about prayer. A common one is to consider prayer a kind of conversation with God. This conversation can take any shape and…

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Read more about the article Entering the Divine Reality Through Prayer, Part One

Entering the Divine Reality Through Prayer, Part One

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:June 4, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Prayer and Spiritual Practices
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In a previous post, I talked about ways to open a door into the divine reality that Christians call the Kingdom of God. I mentioned prayer in passing before going…

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Read more about the article A Necessary Corrective

A Necessary Corrective

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:May 13, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Prayer and Spiritual Practices/Worship
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I've been writing about worship as a way of entering an alternate reality, which Christians might call the Courts of Heaven, The Heavenly City, The Heavenly Banquet, The Resurrection Life,…

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Read more about the article Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Three

Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Three

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:May 10, 2022
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This is part three of a series that explores the way in which we covenant with God through worship. Goodman discerns a basic pattern in all cultures that create ritual…

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Read more about the article Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Two

Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part Two

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:May 5, 2022
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This post is the second in a series that explores how we covenant with God through worship. Everybody worships, and worship involves attention, awareness and discipline. But it also involves…

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Entering the Courts of Heaven, Part One

  • Post author:The Rev. Karl Stevens
  • Post published:May 3, 2022
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This post is the first in a series on covenanting with God through worship. Part of covenanting with anyone is spending time with them. Neglect will end any relationship we…

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The Creation Care Blog is on vacation, but . . .

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:April 28, 2022
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You can keep up with environmental news by subscribing to these newsletters and advocacy organizations. These are the ones I like the most: Ecowatch A daily survey of environmental news…

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