Monday: “A Prayer for Endurance” Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the Cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through JesusContinue reading "Monday in Holy Week"

Praying Through Holy Week Every day this week I’d like to share a brief reflection on the Daily Collects for Holy Week, which are found on pg. 607 of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.  What’s a collect? Simply, it’s a short, rich, and historical prayer. The name is most likely derived from the factContinue reading "Collect Reflections for Holy Week"

I purposefully brought two things together in this title that are often, unfortunately, separate. The first is the "attributes." These are often thought of as "facts" about God (eternity, omnipresence, omniscience, etc.). But these seem cold, detached from life, and speculative: "how could you possibly know things about God?" Attributes are thought to be abstract andContinue reading "Attributes of the God Who is, Who was, and Who is to come."

In this time of drastic change, I've been thinking about God. Specifically, within Christian theology there are what are called the "classical attributes of God." These are things like God's omnipotence, omniscience, benevolence, omnipresence, immutability, eternality, etc. These attributes are often thought of as abstract ideas that have no impact on our lives as ChristContinue reading "The Comfort of the Classical Attributes of God"

If quarantine has reminded me of anything so far, it's that God made us as social creatures. The God Who is community in Himself (Father, Son, Spirit) made us in His image. We, therefore, are made for community. Which also means embodiment. God is not too good for the nitty-gritty, but entered into human fleshContinue reading "Quarantine blues"