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What is the Anchor Prayer? (TAW021) (Anchor Prayer, Part 3)

Episode 021 – What is the Anchor Prayer?

Our church building roof has rock climbing anchors installed on it. It’s a very steep and high roof. Doing maintenance and repair work up there is risky. Those anchor points allow people working on the roof to anchor themselves so they can go about their work and not fall off.

In this series, I’m sharing with you a prayer that has become a similar kind of anchor to me in my life. Along the way, we’re touching on how our brains work, how “abiding in Christ” is a habit we can build, and how memorized prayer helps shape our thinking. Plus I’ll introduce you to the words of this prayer that means so much to me.

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How a driven performer has found healing in a mystical prayer. (A Reflection on the Anchor Prayer)

6 minutes

I rest in faith, trusting Father.
I walk by faith, following Jesus.
I hear in faith, obeying Spirit.
In You, I remain.

These 22 words have shaped me over the past two years.

They have become how I “pray without ceasing.” They are often a diving board into deeper conversation with the Spirit. They’ve become an ongoing reminder of my place—never alone, always held, always invited to choose cooperation with the Divine, no matter the circumstance.

This short prayer has profoundly changed me.

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Is Memorized Prayer the key you’ve been missing? (TAW020) (Anchor Prayer, Part 2)

Episode 020 – Is Memorized Prayer the key you’ve been missing?

Today I’m going to make a recommendation that is honestly surprising to me. My spiritual life has been deeply impacted by a practice that I looked down on for most of my life.

I’m learning I’m not as smart as I thought I was! Hopefully, my learning can be a benefit to you.

Oh, and in case the title doesn’t grab you, this is about mental habits, how we can really experience abiding in Christ, and a prayer that has changed my spiritual life.

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Why this pastor talks about emotions so dang much.

7 minutes

I’ve worn glasses for a long time. Since 4th grade, I think. Without my glasses, the world beyond ten feet or so blurs into an indistinct mosaic of colored blobs. Not very safe for me to be out and about!

Each morning there is a moment of transformation when I put on my glasses for the first time. All those smeared colors and lines focus, and I can see the world. Really see it!

I’m grateful for that moment of clarity. It’s also the best comparison I can think of for what happened when I began to learn about how emotions work.

If you’ve ever wondered why a pastor is so wrapped up in talking about emotional health and maturity, I’m about to tell you. This is also why emotional maturity should matter to you, and to your church. Really.

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How Abiding is Possible (TAW019) (Anchor Prayer, Part 1)

Episode 019 – How Abiding is Possible

Jesus told us to live connected to the vine. We often refer to that as the Abiding Life. If you grew up in the churh you probably heard about that a lot.

Well, I wonder… Do you have an ongoing sense of Jesus’ presence in your life? Do you even believe that’s possible? Would you think I’m crazy if I suggest that we really can have a persistent sense of the Divine in our lives?

And what if I suggested this had to do with your mental habits?

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What is the Anchor Prayer? (TAW021) (Anchor Prayer, Part 3)

Episode 021 – What is the Anchor Prayer?

How a driven performer has found healing in a mystical prayer. (A Reflection on the Anchor Prayer)

6 minutes

Is Memorized Prayer the key you’ve been missing? (TAW020) (Anchor Prayer, Part 2)

Episode 020 – Is Memorized Prayer the key you’ve been missing?

Why this pastor talks about emotions so dang much.

7 minutes

How Abiding is Possible (TAW019) (Anchor Prayer, Part 1)

Episode 019 – How Abiding is Possible

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