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Guest Post on Anita Mathias’ “Dreaming Beneath the Spires”

July 8, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

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I was thrilled when award-winning essayist Anita Mathias asked me to do a guest post.  I wrote on Martin Luther’s approach to prayer, and the post starts out like this:

Martin Luther, the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation, needed a shave.  And his barber, like the one I had when I had hair, liked to talk. Master Peter the Barber’s question was something like “Dr. Luther tell me: how can I improve my prayer life?”

The sharp blade scraping his neck might have put some pressure on for a clever response…

You can find the rest by clicking here.

Her blog “Dreaming Beneath the Spires” touches on many themes of faith and art, and was recently ranked #11 in the UK in the area of religion and belief. I hope finding my post there will lead you to many return visits.

Please stop by and chat with me there!

I hope you’ll check out Anita’s books as well. You can click through to them on Amazon through the images below.

Wandering Between Two Worlds on Amazon.com
Wandering Between Two Worlds on Amazon.com
The Church that Had Too Much
The Church that Had Too Much
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Filed Under: Guest Posts, Prayer, Theology Tagged With: Anita Mathias, Dreaming Beneath the Spires, Lord's Prayer, Martin Luther

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