Home & Blog | Lynne Baab

The Lord's Prayer and Spiritual Practices

Lynne Baab • Wednesday July 16 2014

A few months ago a local minister asked if I’d be willing to come and guest preach at his church. We chose a date, and he said he’d be in the middle of a series on the Lord’s Prayer. Could I perhaps talk about how the Lord’s Prayer might inform our spiritual practices?

His request set off several months of very rich pondering. First, I realized that we might think creatively about how to use the Lord’s Prayer itself as a part of our spiritual practices. A person can sing the Lord’s Prayer or pray it as a part of journaling. A...

Read full article »

Welcome to my website

Lynne Baab • Saturday June 28 2014

Don’t you love the moody watercolor I chose for the very top of this website? It’s Lake Harrison in British Columbia, and the artist is my talented husband, Dave Baab. The illustration of this post is another of his watercolors of Lake Harrison. I often use Dave's watercolors as illustrations for my blog posts, so you can scroll through recent posts to see his art.

My passion is prayer, and many of my blog posts focus on various forms of prayer. I long for Christians to enjoy prayer and feel confident and grateful that we can draw near to the living God,...

Read full article »

Life in a two-beat rhythm

Lynne Baab • Thursday June 26 2014

Have you ever walked a labyrinth? I’ve done it maybe a dozen times, and several of those times I have had a pressing issue that I wanted to pray about. My pattern in those times is to pray my desires on the way in, then stand restfully at the center for a few moments, enjoying God’s peace. On the way out I pray in a different way, sometimes expressing my willingness for God’s desires about the issues. I might ask God to open me to unexpected answers to my prayers or I might simply thank God for the fact that the...

Read full article »

Breath Prayer

Lynne Baab • Thursday June 26 2014

Because of its simplicity, breath prayer is a great way to start when introducing a group to contemplative prayer, and breath prayer is a great way for an individual to slow down and remember God’s presence in the midst of everyday life. I know a family that engages in breath prayer at the beginning of their Sabbath day, and if the parents forget to make time for it, the kids remind them. I’ve used breath prayer in many different small group settings and occasionally in worship services as well, and most people take to it easily.

One way to engage in breath...

Read full article »

<< Newer | Older >>