Prayer Starter #4: The Power Of Fasting
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” ~ Romans 12:1 I’m not sure [...]
Prayer Firestarter #2: How To Prepare Your Heart To Pray
In the middle of Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, our Lord gives us some beneficial instruction on the practice of prayer (Matthew 6:5-14). It’s insightful that before he teaches us how to pray (what [...]
Prayer Firestarter #1: Lord, Teach Us To Pray
The season of Lent begins this week, which in the traditional Church calendar is a 40-Day period set aside for greater prayer, repentance, and reflection in preparation for the celebration of Easter. Lent is not [...]
What’s So Deadly About The Seven Deadly Sins?
This week with the start of Lent, we continue our examination of discipleship and spiritual health with a new teaching series, What’s So Deadly About The Seven Deadly Sins? Like Lent itself, the notion of [...]
The Benedictine Option: Lessons From The Sixth Century To Train Us In The Twenty-First
One of the reasons I began Train Yourself Ministry (TYM) was to create a space in my pastoral life to focus deeply on the sanctification side of faith (what might be called the ‘work out [...]