One of the most common things people pray for is guidance. We want to know our purpose in life. We want to know what we should be doing in the world. We want to find our calling. What better place to turn than prayer? In most cases, a mighty voice doesn’t shout down from the…
An Ambulance Prayer
Teachers can learn a lot from their students. When I was a first-year teacher in Pensacola, Florida–a city entrenched in the Bible Belt–I learned a lot about prayer from my middle schoolers often at the most unexpected times. They were taking a test the first time I saw it happen. We were fifteen minutes into…
Nah, I don’t really need to pray.
Or “I already prayed today.” Or “I pray in the mornings and at night. Praying again isn’t necessary.” These are the thoughts that pop into our heads. I know because I think them sometimes. From just a moment ago: “I spent ten minutes praying the examen this morning, do I really need to pray it…
A Runner’s Lectio Divina
The season of Easter is also the season of running. Each weekend during the Spring, marathon runners take to the streets prove to themselves they can run the race. Even the Boston Marathon, which occurs on the third Monday of April each year, often falls near Easter. Easter is a perfect time to connect the…
Book Review: Zen to Done (ZTD)
I am a huge fan of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system based on a book by David Allen. It has probably been two years since I first read the book and began implementing the system myself. It is intentionally something that is meant to be adapted for each person, but the main principles…