Naked Prayer: Praying for Justice (part 5 of 5)

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(Sept 6, 09 – Mike Nichols)
One of my favourite scenes from Forrest Gump is Lt. Dan sitting atop the mast of the fishing boat during the hurricane yelling at God. In a similar vein there is a scene in the movie The Apostle wherein a lady is talking about the preacher’s prayer life. She poignantly says, “Sometimes he prays. Sometimes he just yells.” Read more

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Naked Prayer: Praying the Psalms (part 4 of 5)

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(Aug 30 – Kim Pierrot)
Pray our Despair
Today, we consider what it means to “Pray our Despair” by reflecting on Psalm 88. One blogger describes the psalm this way:

“Psalm 88 is that member of the family nobody knows what to do with. Read more

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Naked Prayer: Praying the Psalms (part 3 of 5)

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(Aug 23, 09 – Jenn Ohlhauser)
Praising God
A We are talking about praising God this morning! How fun. I was praying this week and an old song came to my mind, clear as tropical water… Read more

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Naked Prayer: Praying the Psalms (part 2 of 5)

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(Aug 16, 09 – Kim Pierrot)
Praying Our Sin
Athanasius, a leader in the early church, once wrote this: “It seems to me also that the psalms are like a mirror. Anyone who recites them sees himself, and all the movements of his own heart and mind. He is deeply affected, because he encounters there his own words, and his own songs, only given clearer expression than he could ever have managed himself.” Read more

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Naked Prayer: Praying the Psalms (part 1 of 5)

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(Aug 9, 09 – Kim Pierrot)
Praying Our Smallness
Don’t worry; I won’t be advocating praying in your birthday suit as a way of getting closer to God. What we will be exploring in the next 5 weeks, however, is nakedness as a state of the heart— Read more

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