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Refresh: Connecting with Christ Through Contemplative Prayer

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Prayer as Active Asking

Several days ago the small group which my family and I attend discussed the prayer-life of Jesus.  After a lengthy conversation, several of us confessed our desire to spend more time in prayer—like Jesus.  But one group member spoke for more than just herself when she said, “But honestly, I don’t know what I would do if I spent more time in prayer.  I’m not sure what else I would say.  I’d run out of things to pray about.”  She and we wanted to spend more time in prayer.  But we were confused about how we’d actually spend that time.

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The Ride of Your Life: Why Justice is so Vital to Your Voyage (Ps. 123) Chris Altrock

W.C. Handy is widely recognized as the “Father of the Blues.”[1] Handy was a bandleader and songwriter who performed throughout the South before continuing his career in New York. He came across the Delta blues in the late 1890s.  His composition “Memphis Blues,” published in 1912, was the first to include the word “blues” in the title. A Memphis park was named after Handy in recognition of his contribution to blues music.

 

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The Ride of Your Life: Why Knowing God is so Vital to Your Voyage (Ps. 128, 131)

Jonathan Hill is the author of a book entitled What Has Christianity Ever Done For Us?[1] Some of you may be asking that question this morning. Maybe you’re here at Highland because a friend invited you since we just opened this facility or because a family member invited you since it’s Mother’s Day.  You may not regularly attend church.  And as someone not wholly committed to Christianity, you may wonder, “What has Christianity ever done for us?”

 

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