Quotes from Christian History

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on June 22, 2020August 11, 2020

On Mondays, I’ll be sharing a quote from Christian history to help us learn and grow by engaging with those Christians who come before us as we sit at a soul table. Sixteenth century German pastor and theologian, Johann Habermann writes in his little tome on prayer (originally printed in German and translated in the […]

Prayer is Great Travail

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on March 3, 2020May 18, 2020

“From the Lakota [Sioux] Native American tradition comes this parable. It is called The Jumping Mouse Story: They say that one day the Great Wolf was standing by alone and crying.In his sadness, loneliness and pain, he had lost his eyes and was blind. And as the Great Wolf stood there crying, his Little Mouse […]

Prayer is Great Joy

by Rev. Henry R. Stone on February 25, 2020May 18, 2020

“Bishop Bill Lewis of the Dakotas tells of four bulls deciding what they want to do when they graduate from school. “One bull said, ‘I want to go to Rome and become a papal bull.’ “The second bull said, ‘I want to go to New York City and be a bull of Wall Street.’ “The […]