Tish Harrison Warren’s new book takes us into the underside of the Christian life and into the vulnerability of the darkness.
Articles tagged with prayer
Reflections on Prayer in a Time of Panic
Facing our mortality—and lack of control—is scary. Fortunately, as Christ-followers we have a third option: pray.
Taking Out the Compost
This is how it often feels to work for an institution like the church in 2019. Trends so much larger than myself make my prayers and pastoral work feel meaningless. I’ve been feeling this way about my denomination, the RCA, recently. Each week in our church, we say some version of this refrain: When the person of Jesus Christ is at the center of our lives and our worship, there is space for loving one another in disagreement.
Praying and Acting Through Persecution: A Review of Under Caesar’s Sword
The persecution of Christians throughout the world does not get as much press attention as it should despite the work of significant groups attempting to spread the word.
Crocheting as a Spiritual Discipline
Just as prayer helps the one who is praying to focus and listen and push distractions aside, crocheting allows for an emptying of what is distracting and cluttering the heart and mind.
You Are His
I have found that true intimacy with others and with Christ is truly known and experienced when we have opportunities to unconditionally love and accept each other through the depth of apparent transgressions and pain.