From John 3:1-6. A prominent religious leader meets Jesus, who tells him that in order to see the reality of God's world, one must be reborn.

A word from our sister Diana Lam on Lamentations 3:22-23, and her journey with anxiety and depression.

From Ephesians 5:22-33.

From James 2:14-17.

From Psalm 13, and the book God on Mute by Pete Greig. What do we do when God meets our prayers with silence?

Because Jesus died and was raised to life, we can pray boldly to the God of miracles.

A collaboration with Practicing the Way. There comes a point in our spiritual journey when prayer goes beyond words to simple loving presence, or what the ancient Christians called “union” with God. This type of prayer has come to be called “contemplation,” based on 2 Corinthians 3:18. To contemplate is to look, to gaze upon the beauty of God, receiving his love pouring out toward you in Christ and by the Spirit, and then giving your love back in return.

A collaboration with Practicing the Way. Prayer is not just when we talk but when we listen. To hear his voice. As Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” This is a Spirit-generated desire in the heart of a disciple of Jesus.

A collaboration with Practicing the Way. As disciples of Jesus, we long to pray our own words and share what’s on our minds and hearts. In prayer, we bring our pain, hopes, joys, and fears to God in a personalized way. Gratitude, lament, and petition or intercession are all dimensions of talking with God that we can spend a lifetime exploring.

A collaboration with Practicing the Way. When the disciples asked Jesus, “teach us to pray,” in Luke 11, Jesus gave them a pre-made prayer, or what some call a liturgy, to pray to God. In various seasons of our lives when we’re exhausted, tired, traveling, grieving, doubting, or distracted, liturgies can carry us through and guide our prayers. As we learn the pragmatics of prayer, we’ll begin habituating and fine-tuning a daily prayer rhythm.