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A Ferocity of Petition Dwarfing Desire

In “The Knight’s Prayer” Pinsky contrasts praying against and praying for.

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Dig into Yourself for a Deep Answer

Spiritual Sunday Former Sewanee chaplain Tom Ward has given me permission to share a wonderful sermon that he delivered recently at Otey Parish. A former English major, Tom compared the disciples asking Jesus how to pray (Luke 11:1-13) to the young aspiring poet who asked Rainer Maria Rilke for advice. The resultant letters, published as […]

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