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Ecclesiastes

Two Types of Prayer

Been awhile since I wrote anything, so wanted to share a simple insight into prayer.

There are many types of prayer — far too many to list here. But I want to focus on two approaches that seem common … and sometimes misused.

1) The prayer time that is a sanctuary. It’s a place to retreat and disengage from the world. Prayer becomes a sanctuary, a place to avoid pain, a place to find peace, a place to heal. It’s the place to go when life seems confusing. Unfortunately, the downside of this is that it can also become a …

Book Reviews, Sabbatical,

Last of the Sabbatical Reading Lists

For the first time in a month, tomorrow I go into the office, turn on my email, and start my “normal” life. I’m hoping to post something that sums up my sabbatical thoughts soon, but I also wanted to wrap up my reading list with this update.

While in Italy, I finished Mark Antony’s Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins. Not a book for anybody but the history fan, but what a fun book to read while traveling in Italy! Dando-Collins follows the history of a specific Roman legion, from …

Book Reviews, Sabbatical,

Reading List

Yesterday I posted an update about my October sabbatical. So today I’ll update my reading list.

I finished John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be. A good book, very Ortberg-ish. Focuses on spiritual growth, with self-depreciating humor and fun stories. It’s not John’s most entertaining book nor his most theological book. Instead, it puts his PhD in Psychology to good use as it looks at the barriers that keep us from spiritual growth. The book is linked to the Monvee program.

Martin Dugard’s Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone was a great book! I love …