by David Phillips | May 20, 2011 | Formation, Liturgy, Spiritual Disciplines
I have struggled off and on in my prayer life. There are days when I really enjoy praying and others when I’m not really in the mood to sit and participate in a typical prayer experience. Of course defining that typical prayer experience can be a difficult job...
by David Phillips | Apr 5, 2011 | Change Theology, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology
Let’s continue to explore the idea of routine as a monastic practice, specifically the idea of a routine of prayer. I am becoming convinced that what we order our life around is what shapes and forms us. Israel, Jesus, and the early church ordered their life...
by David Phillips | Oct 3, 2010 | Liturgy, Prayers, Word
Psalm 37:1-9 (The Message) Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun. Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and...