Meditations from Middle Earth

Strider leads a meditation on Mark 10 and the Jesus question, 'Can you drink the cup?'

Strider concludes his teaching on the Matthew 5,4,3 section with God's declaration that Jesus is his beloved Son.

Strider discusses the discipline of worship and meditates on Jesus' Baptism in Matthew 3.

Strider discusses the spiritual discipline of Confession and meditates on Matthew 3:11-13

Strider discusses the discipline of Service and meditates on the Kingdom of God.

Strider discusses leadership and the enemy's temptation of the nations in Matthew 4.

Strider discusses the discipline of submission and then meditates on Jesus' temptation on the Temple.

Strider meditates on Jesus' first temptation to turn stones into bread.

Strider meditates on the last of the beatitudes and discusses how it is we are blessed even though people revile us and persecute us.

Strider discusses the discipline of Simplicity and then meditates on the beatitude, 'Blessed are the persecuted for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.'

Strider meditates on what it means to be a peacemaker.

Strider continues to teach on the spiritual disciplines by meditation on the verse, blessed are the pure in heart.

Strider discussed the nature of contemplative prayer and meditates on blessed are the merciful.

Strider meditates on the beatitude Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Strider leads us in a meditation on the Beatitude Blessed are the Meek.

Strider meditates on the verse Those Who Mourn as he continues his teaching on meditation that leads to contemplative prayer.

Strider leads us in a meditation on blessed are the poor in spirit.  This is the first in a series focused on Contemplative Prayer.

Strider begins a series on the practice of contemplative  prayer.

Strider shares a prayer from Saint Patrick that has been very meaningful to him.