A number of people have expressed their interest in the Aramaic classes that are offered over at Aramaic Designs, but that the price (in this economy) has been prohibitive. Because of this a new class is in development that should be ready in the next couple of months that will be on the topic of th...

Spirituality Column #118February 10, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Nothing Left to Ask For By Bob Walters Fifth in a series on The Lord’s Prayer After the salutation, “Our Father, who art in heaven,â€� – essentially, “Hello, Creator God Almightyâ€� â...

sharing, that commonthat one prayer taught by ChristAll, one voice to God February 3, 2009...

Spirituality Column #117February 3, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper The Ultimate Prayer Partner By Bob Walters Fourth in a series on The Lord’s Prayer When my childhood church modernized its liturgical language in the 1960s – goodbye “thy� and “thine...

As they asked, we ask himteach us to praythe words of the prayerA reverent prayer to Godhonoring the fatheras he would do,when he went to the mountainto talk with God, to prayCalling on the cominghis kingdom, prayingfor our needs to be metprayers for forgiveness,for forgiving ourselvesover all power...

It has been quite a while since I've posted on here, mainly because between the crazy economy, Presidential transition, filling translation orders, classes at the University, and work on the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, I have been swamped. I've never considered myself an archeologist in a...

Spirituality Column #116January 27, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper We Have Him at ‘Hello’ By Bob Walters Third in a series on The Lord’s Prayer The familiar Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9-13 has seven petitions (or requests), but don’t ever underest...

Spirituality Column #115January 20, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper Whoops! A Prayer in ‘Our’ Pocket By Bob Walters I always felt that the Lord’s Prayer was enough. It’s not, of course. But when I wasn’t going to church, hadn’t been saved, and coul...

Spirituality Column #114January 13, 2009Current in Carmel (IN) newspaperCurrent in Westfield (IN) newspaper A Prayer in My Pocket By Bob Walters Having grown up in the Episcopal Church of the 1960s, the Lord’s Prayer was a weekly staple in the worship service: Our Father, which art in heaven, hall...

The words, our father, forgive us, give us, our daily breadthe words of a communitya communion, a loving familypraying, in unison, together, kneeling, in faithat the rail, in the pewsin the holy spacestanding on holy grounda prayer to our Father December 10, 2008Matthew 6:9-13Matthew 6:5-15Lord’s ...