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Jesus moved. The Israelites moved. And we’re moving too.

June 19, 2017 By Melissa Wilcox 5 Comments

Moving is once again making me realize: all of life is detaching from that which does not last forever and clinging to the good news in Christ.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, Israelites, Jesus, moving, Old Testament, St. John, Temple

Intentionally authentic: shared prayer with my girls

June 14, 2017 By Miriam McKenney 1 Comment

I started to very intentionally work prayer into our daily conversation in ways that didn’t feel forced or hokey.

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Filed Under: Prayer, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, children, God, Jesus, parenting, Prayer, teenagers, teens, young children

I took a deep breath, and started praying Compline with my family.

March 28, 2017 By Betsey Monnot 4 Comments

I made a handout to teach my parish the practice of Compline. I wasn’t sure quite what would happen when I took five home.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, children, compline, Prayer, teens, tweens, young children

Prayer is not the art of the deal. It’s the art of honesty.

March 27, 2017 By Derek Olsen 3 Comments

When modern people think about prayer, often we wonder “does prayer work?” But that question rests on false assumptions. Real prayer works – on us.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Lent Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, catechism, Lent, Prayer

The Litany of Penitence prepares us for the season to come.

March 13, 2017 By Nadia Stefko 3 Comments

If I want to be able to absorb all the new life Easter has to offer – all the resistance it offers to the powers of sin in our broken world – I need the grace that comes with honest confession and repentance.

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Filed Under: Lent, Liturgical Year Tagged With: agriculture, Book of Common Prayer, compost, Easter, liturgy, penitence, resurrection, sin

I pack my prayerbook – every time.

November 9, 2016 By Rachel Jones 7 Comments

That little black book went every where with me. And one day, on a particularly scary day, it probably saved my sanity.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, flood, natural disaster

Can’t get to church? Morning Prayer at home can work with tweens and teens.

September 30, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 3 Comments

Our family is in church every Sunday. Except for one week this summer, when we weren’t.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, Children in church, discipleship, Prayer, teenagers

Digesting Prayerbook Spirituality: An Interview & a Giveaway

September 12, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 31 Comments

Inwardly Digest, a new book exploring the spiritual lessons of the Book of Common Prayer, was just released. We’re giving away a copy… just comment on this post.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, Derek Olsen, Forward Movement, Inwardly Digest

Secret of a Pew Whisperer: Explain the Game

August 4, 2016 By Derek Olsen 2 Comments

My dad didn’t just explain football to me—he and mom explained what was going on in church too: what we were doing and why it was important. Now I do the same.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Book of Common Prayer, Children in church, football, liturgy, secrets of a pew whisperer

Celebrating Independence Day as a disciple of Jesus Christ

July 4, 2016 By Nurya Love Parish 2 Comments

By including Independence Day on our calendar of feasts, our church made me rethink the meaning of the Fourth of July.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: America, Book of Common Prayer, discipleship, enemies, heritage, history, Independence Day, ISIS, July 4th, Prayer

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