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The Poet's Stool: Origen, "On Prayer"
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Feb 27, 2011. Origen, "On Prayer". I've been doing a study of the practice and theology of Christian prayer. Early on I came across a reference to a text by the patristic writer Origen titled simply "On Prayer." The treatise is available in translation for free, courtesy of the good folks at CCEL.org. The following notes are from chapters 3-5 of Origen's treatise On Prayer:.
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The Poet's Stool: Why Pray?
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Mar 28, 2011. One of the men at church, Illya, told me he had often wondered just that, and liked some of the responses I quoted. But he also had another question for which I do not have a ready answer: why does the bible tell us that it is important to offer up the same request repeatedly? And what is with those parables in which God comes off looking rather shabby, likened to a...
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The Poet's Stool: 05.11
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. May 28, 2011. Potentially) on going thoughts about social sector leadership. You can add more of your own examples- there is no shortage. But once more I ask, how is that different from the business sector? Surely if we learned anything from the past five years it is that the business world is quite capable of creating false numbers; of reaching for short term gains without a lon...
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The Poet's Stool: 03.11
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Mar 28, 2011. One of the men at church, Illya, told me he had often wondered just that, and liked some of the responses I quoted. But he also had another question for which I do not have a ready answer: why does the bible tell us that it is important to offer up the same request repeatedly? And what is with those parables in which God comes off looking rather shabby, likened to a...
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The Poet's Stool: Not a Tame Lion
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Jun 10, 2011. Not a Tame Lion. The following video clip by Francis Chan was emailed to me a couple of weeks back and has had me thinking. Chan's message in the video reminds me of a memorable line from C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, which warns that while the lion Aslan is good "he's not a tame. You say, "God is so much greater than you, who are you to judge his choices or actions?
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The Poet's Stool: 08.08
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Aug 14, 2008. Reading, Google, and the absorbtion of information. I just finished reading a r eflection by Ken Myers' of Mars Hill Audio Journal. On an essay in the latest edition of Atlantic. Is Google Making us Stupid? Myers quotes the Catholic writer Romano Guardini (from the book Prayer in Practice. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Mars Hill Audio Journal.
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The Poet's Stool: 03.10
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Mar 1, 2010. While visiting family in Michigan last week we attended morning chapel at Calvin College (my alma matter). It was Friday, which in Calvin tradition means the whole chapel service is dedicated to worship through music. Early on in the service the worship leader noted that we are entering the season of Lent, a time in which we seek to realign our appetites. There are t...
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The Poet's Stool: 11.09
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Nov 18, 2009. Christian Lander, the guy who created the " Stuff white people like. Blog, made this point quite eloquently in an interview with the Onion. I do not usually use the word "eloquent" in the same sentence as "The Onion"):. AVC: Obviously the site is meant as a joke, but how much anger is there behind that joke? Stuff is all we have. We can have music, and we can ha...
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The Poet's Stool: Reflections on Augustine
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Time was, when a poet sat upon a stool in a public place and mused in the sight of men." Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. Mar 2, 2011. I've been pondering the quote I put up from Augustine for a few days now. You ask what you should offer: offer yourself. For what else does the Lord seek of you but you? Because of all earthly creatures he has made nothing better than you, he seeks yourself from yourself, because you have lost yourself.". Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? On another...
