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A report from a friend

Sep 29, 2008 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments

Rebecca Groothuis, a friend and wife of Dr. Doug Groothuis, shared with me her thoughts about Brother Yun's visit last week. I thought I would share them with you. Brother Yun at Denver Seminary, September 23, 2008 It was an amazing evening. The Seminary Chapel was packed out. People were ... [More]

Inspired by Brother Yun

Sep 26, 2008 by Howard Baker | 1 Comments

A few of us were talking after Br. Yun's messages this week and agreed that it appears that the Holy Spirit wants us to respond to the witness that we heard. In this week's Campus News I wrote that this could be "the beginning of a season of renewal; of radical openness to what our Lord the Spirit ... [More]

The Leading of the Holy Spirit

Sep 24, 2008 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments

This past Tuesday evening the seminary chapel was filled to overflowing with people who came to hear Brother Yun's witness. As some of us agreed afterward, it seemed that the Holy Spirit was present in ways we have never experienced on campus before. Our prayer is that Brother Yun's visit is ... [More]

Patches of Godlight

Sep 18, 2008 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments

"We--or at least I, shall not be able to adore God on the highest occasions if we have learned no habit of doing so on the lowest.  At best, our faith and reason will tell us that He is adorable, but we shall not have found Him so, not have ‘tasted and seen.'  Any patch of ... [More]

A Prayer from Jeremy Taylor

Sep 15, 2008 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments

Below is a prayer of Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), Anglican pastor and author of Holy Living and Holy Dying, practical guides to Christian devotion that draw on biblical and patristic sources. One of my favorite quotes of his: The job of a pastor is to prepare people for a good death. "O ... [More]