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The Ancient of Days

9.18.2017 · by peter · in Prayer Journal

I’m one day into 40 and found this entry in my prayer journal from a little over three years ago on Jeremiah 1.4-10 and 29.11-14: You know what you’re about, as John Henry Newman says. Nothing is endangered. Nothing can…

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Jesus the Preacher

9.6.2017 · by peter · in Peace, Prayer Journal

From three years ago, a prayer in response to Luke 4.14-30: When you preached favor for “us,” we spoke well of you. But when you preached favor for “them,” we were ready to throw you off a cliff. What did you feel…

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It’s Tuesday, but Wednesday’s Coming

10.27.2016 · by peter · in Peace, Prayer Journal

It’s hard to look past election day for most of us because our future has been cast in increasingly apocalyptic terms. One gets the impression that no matter who is elected, it’s all over. The level of alarm, panic, and…

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He Knows What He Is About

8.24.2015 · by peter · in Prayer Journal

A prayer by John Henry Cardinal Newman God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission– I may never know it…

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Prayer Journal: Time to Mow

4.28.2015 · by peter · in Prayer Journal

Luke 16.19-31: The Rich Man and Lazarus I confess that I do not know just how to effectively love others, to deal with the overwhelming brokenness of all things. The need is so staggering, and anyway, the yard needs to…

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A Litany

2.26.2012 · by peter · in Prayer Journal, Spirituality

from Brennan Manning O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me. Deliver me, Jesus, from the desire of being loved, from the desire of being extolled, from the desire of being honored, from the desire of being praised, from…

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Another One Bites the Dust

Another One Bites the Dust

8.24.2011 · by peter · in Missional Church Plant

Somewhere in a corner of a neighborhood in transition in St. Louis a small group of weary travelers voted to disband their church. I knew it was coming. I mean, I didn’t know that it was going to be this…

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A Prayer for My City

A Prayer for My City

5.3.2011 · by peter · in Prayer Journal, Quotes

“Litany” by Langston Hughes Gather up In the arms of your pity The sick, the depraved, The desperate, the tired, All the scum Of our weary city. Gather up In the arms of your pity. Gather up In the arms…

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Learning to Sing Hosannas

Learning to Sing Hosannas

4.12.2011 · by peter · in Spirituality

The thing I’ve never quite understood about Palm Sunday is the shouted Hosannas. I mean, the palm branches and the coats on the ground and the shouted praises and everything–it’s a very compelling mental picture, and something I wish I…

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