When modern people think about prayer, often we wonder “does prayer work?” But that question rests on false assumptions. Real prayer works – on us.
The Litany of Penitence prepares us for the season to come.
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.
I pack my prayerbook – every time.
That little black book went every where with me. And one day, on a particularly scary day, it probably saved my sanity.
Can’t get to church? Morning Prayer at home can work with tweens and teens.
Our family is in church every Sunday. Except for one week this summer, when we weren’t.
Digesting Prayerbook Spirituality: An Interview & a Giveaway
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.
Secret of a Pew Whisperer: Explain the Game
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.
Celebrating Independence Day as a disciple of Jesus Christ
By including Independence Day on our calendar of feasts, our church made me rethink the meaning of the Fourth of July.
Praying with kids matters – for a lifetime
Praying together was one of the ways my parents taught us what it meant to be family. Those childhood prayer practices still shape my life today.
Put On Your Oxygen Mask First
How do you replenish your spirit when it gets low? Are you spending so much time on your children and your family’s health that you neglect your own?
A Teenager Appreciates Tradition
Memorizing the Lord’s Prayer as a child enabled me to develop a line of communication with God. Now, I appreciate the traditions which enable God’s people, worn by the world, to be refreshed in His presence.