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Category Archives: Christian Meditation
The change within
When seventeen-year-old Hannah said she was drug free, her parents were skeptical. Having participated in a rehab program and given all the support she could expect from friends and family, Hannah was able to declare that she was finding success … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, belief, bible, change, Christ, Christianity, contemplation, conversion, Cross, Cross of Christ, Damascus, death and resurrection, disciples, doctrine, drugs, dynamic, Elijah, God, goodness, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Hebrew Scriptures, history, holy exchange, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, inclusive, interiority, internal, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joke, journey, love, Lutheran, Martin Luther, meditation, Moses, Mount of Transfiguration, New Testament, Old Testament, opioid, Paul, prayer, relationship, relationship with God, renewal, Spirit, story, synoptic gospels, the Christ, theology of the cross, tradition, Transfiguration of our Lord, transformation
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“Behold!”
“Behold!” is an old English word that appears often in some English translations of the Bible. It is not a word that commands belief, per se. Neither is it a word that merely wants to catch your passing attention. Rather, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, attention, Behold, belief, bible, Christian Meditation, Come Lord Jesus, command, contemplation, God, good news, Gospel, grace, joy, love, maranatha, messenger, preparation, prepare, prepare the way, promise, prophet, reflection, see, servant, slow
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A New Way to Pray: Tracking the Trajectory of the Reformation
What follows are the lecture notes for Week Three in the course I am giving at the Ottawa School of Theology and Spirituality (www.osts.ca) this Fall. Reformation Sunday is on the last Sunday in October, October 28, 2018. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged action and contemplation, bible, Christian Meditation, Christian unity, contemplation, crucial conversations, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, faith, God, grace, hope, image of God, Jesus Christ, justification by grace through faith, kenosis, Laurence Freeman, letting go, loss, love, Lucas Cranach, Martin Luther, New Testament, Ottawa School of Theology and Spirituality, paradox, prayer, prosperity gospel, purpose of God, Reformation, Reformation altar, revelation, Richard Rohr, river, spirituality, theology, theology of glory, theology of the cross, unity in diversity, Wittenberg Castle Church, Word of God
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Doers of positive change
If you’ve followed the Ottawa Senators’ Hockey Club over the last year you will have endured a roller coaster ride. From the high, you will have tasted the sweet drippings of a near-berth in the Stanley Cup Championship Series sixteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged action, belief, bible study, Bishop Susan Johnson, Christian Meditation, Christianity, church, contemplation, culture change, discipleship, doers, ELCIC, encounter, Erik Karlsson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, faith, followers, God, God's faithfulness, Gospel of Mark, grace, group dynamics, healing, health, healthy church, inner game, interpersonal, Jesus, journey, journeys, lectio divina, Lutheran, mission, NHL, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, relationship, resistance, Sea of Galilee
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