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Pray Without Ceasing: Can You Be Serious?

January 29, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

Sometimes as the Apostle Paul reached the end of a letter he would sort of pile it on. It’s a little like Steve Jobs — “Just one more thing!” And we urge you, beloved, to admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. See that none of you repays evil […]

Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: Brother Lawrence, Divine Office, Jesus Prayer, Recollection, Teresa of Avila

How to Find a Life-Giving Rhythm

January 13, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

Some lessons I have to learn over and over. Or maybe they are things that I just need to practice every day to learn at all. One of those lessons is how to find a life-giving rhythm in this chaotic world. Chaos can come in the form of too many demands from too many directions. Work […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Monasticism, Prayer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Conquering chaos, Divine Office, Finding a life-giving rhythm, Praying the Liturgy of the Hours

Helping Christian Community Thrive: Drawing Close to God

October 6, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

If you call your faith “a personal relationship to God” you already know it is true: You should be drawing close to God. How can you say you have a relationship that matters if the two of you don’t spend time together? There’s a name for drawing close to God. It’s called praying. Christians used […]

Filed Under: Community, Prayer Tagged With: Acts 2:42, Community for Mission, Divine Office, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, psalms

Praying On Your Smart Phone: Review of 4 iOS Apps for the “Divine Office”

September 27, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 16 Comments

Wouldn’t St. Benedict be surprised to find people praying the Divine Office on their smart phones? Okay, he would be surprised if he even heard about smart phones. Or not-so-smart phones. Or telegraphs for that matter. As I describe in my book, Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History’s Best Teachers (InterVarsity Press 2012) the practice of […]

Filed Under: Prayer, Reviews Tagged With: App reviews, Benedict of Nursia, Daily Office, Divine Office, Liturgy of the Hours, Prayer

The Secret Ingredient Transforming Communities for Mission

May 28, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 1 Comment

I’m asleep in the early morning hours.  There is a knock on my door, and a monk lets me know it is time to be in the chapel. Again. Praying. Again. Throughout the day it is a rhythm like breathing. To the chapel to pray. Back out to work. To the chapel to pray. Back out […]

Filed Under: Community, Monasticism, Prayer, Theology Tagged With: Benedict of Nursia, Bible memorization, community, Divine Office, Lectio divina, Liturgy of the Hours, Mission, Monasticism, Navigators, Prayer

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