A friend who talks to God

Posted on March 7, 2022 by stephen t berg / 21 Comments

I have a friend who talks to God. Literally, audibly, lifts his head and speaks into the air, prays devoutly, believes it makes all the difference. Prayer, li...

Light/Prayer/Spirit

Believer

Posted on September 19, 2021 by stephen t berg / 24 Comments

I wake at four and walk outside in the dark, in the silence of my slippers on gravel, my blue and white housecoat.I shoo away anything that isn’t sleeping,whi...

Prayer/Religion

A Theology of Prayer (Or Reasons Prayer Goes Unanswered)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by stephen t berg / 10 Comments

Brief note: Raised in a conservative evangelical tradition, sermons on prayer were as common as “Amens” from Deacon Ted or Betty’s scalloped potatoes on potluck...