We discuss the stillness of Saturday between the crucifixion and the resurrection, between the crown of thorns and the crown of life. All hope seems lost, death and destruction have conquered after all, leaving us in hopeless darkness.

The talk aims to answer three questions:

How true freedom lies in the spiritual practice of secrecy.

Go small or go home: Why humble servant-hood is not optional in the Christian life.

Artificial Intelligence is progressing more rapidly than most of us expected. Chatbots like ChatGPT are scarily good at generating just about any genre of text; A.I. image & video generation are making great strides; voice cloning is a thing. How do we evaluate and navigate such changes? What do such developments mean for our human identity, agency and relationships?

The doubt and struggle as we face the barren wasteland of God’s absence.

If it is the presence of God that you want, confession is part of the deal.

God delights in our asking. He is pleased at our asking. His heart is warmed by our asking.

Intercession - Your kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven How and why God calls us to stand in the gap.

When we praise God the soul learns why every other goal left it restless.

Beginning again: Pray as you can.