O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more
My promise: The Cubs will win their division and the NLCS and will play in the World Series. And here’s the question: |inline Read more
Chicago, on the 4th: |inline Read more
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Christ with me sleeping, Christ with me waking, Christ with me watching, each day and each night. Save us, Lord, while we are awake, guard us while we are asleep; that, awake, we may watch with Christ, and, asleep, may rest in His peace. Read more
Today marks the end of our discussions of Klyne Snodgrass, Stories with Intent. The reason we are ending this series is very simple: it is incredibly difficult to summarize a commentary and to generate a conversation about a commentary. So, today we will look at one more parable, but know this: I’ll be referring to this book every now and then and I sure hope you or your pastor and your church has a copy. |inline Read more
I would like to announce publicly, in front of God and the world, that if asked I will not accept an invitation to be Vice President. We have considered our rhythm of life and decided that, were we to be invited and were we to accept, that rhythm would be altered so deeply that we could not have tranquility. So, to the two candidates who, for reasons we cannot fathom, might be considering us, we have to say: “Sorry, friend.... Read more
Alan Jacobs is one of my favorite writers. Why? He’s an essayist. Which means he quotes everyone and doesn’t tell you where the quotation comes from — you’re supposed to know. Which is a clue to what kind of books Alan Jacobs writes. Imagine Jacobs at place on the Italian Lake Como, say Bellagio, where scholars from all kinds of fields gather. Imagine a nice dinner and then imagine Jacobs standing up to address a group. Serious but light. Not... Read more
Last year a professor at North Park seminary, Helen Cepero, sent me the manuscript of her new book Journaling as a Spiritual Practice, asked me to take a look at it, and asked me to blurb it. I couldn’t even though I wanted to. Why? Not because I didn’t like the book, because I really did. The reason? I don’t journal so I couldn’t in good conscience blurb the book. But, I think it’s a good book; I’ve liked reading... Read more
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