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At the End of Broken Dreams, an Open Door

Anita Mathias — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 11:05:20 +0000

About 20 years ago, in Williamsburg, Virginia, we used to sing this in church, “At the end of broken dreams, an open door.” I sung it because I liked the lyricism, but I had no interest in the open door at the end of broken dreams because then the dreams would have to be broken, […]

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Oh, Let it All End in Worship

Anita Mathias — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:36:01 +0000

And Jacob worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff (Gen. 47:31). And so it ends, Jacob’s long busy life of intrigue and wrestling. Ever has he schemed, manipulated and deceived to get the blessings which God intended to give him even before he was born (Gen 25:23). And his intrigues backfire–disastrously. Quite […]

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Yes, Praise the Lord Anyway. (Even for Loss and Fleas!)

Anita Mathias — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:55:34 +0000

Betsie, Corrie and Nollie Ten Boom : The Righteous Among the Nations Praise the Lord anyway, because he is creative. He can create diamonds out of mud, coal, rock and the bones of dead creatures. Brute facts are just inert materials in his hands, and from this unpromising argon, krypton, xenon, he can bring forth goodness and beauty. […]

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It was like a Church to me: Port Meadow, Oxford, at Sunset

Anita Mathias — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:40:54 +0000

I walked last night on Port Meadow. An extraordinary experience! The blazing ball of sun slowly floated into the Thames, colouring it crimson. An amazing natural event I have too often missed! Spectacular beauty lavished on anyone who would take a few minutes to observe it. Wild geese arrived honking, with a beating of wings, settling […]

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The Power of Praise, Even in the Animal Kingdom

Anita Mathias — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:29:27 +0000

I keep learning and forgetting and learning again the spiritual power of praise and gratitude—eucharisteo. It’s one of those spiritual practices that unleashes disproportionate power—like prayer, or the power of love. Why it even works in the animal kingdom. Several feisty horses live in the field behind my garden. Many villagers bring them apples […]

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In which I Practise Praying Every Ten Minutes: The Ten Minute Worship Revolution

Anita Mathias — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:56:00 +0000

Irene, delighted with and thankful for the sash of her new dress! I have attended two conferences organized by John Arnott, on whose beat the hugely influential Toronto Revival was born. They have influenced the course of my life—deeply introducing me the love of the Father; immersing me in soaking prayer ; and, most recently, […]

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