59: The Prayer Wheel – An Interview with David Van Biema – Art of the Sermon

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Guest: David Van Biema – Author, Former Head Religion Writer for Time

Introduction to David (1:22)
Writing about prayer (2:35)
Philosophy of communication (3:33)
The history and rediscovery of the Prayer Wheel (4:32)
Using the Prayer Wheel as a preaching tool (9:35)
Decoding the Wheel (10:55)
Historical development (14:05)
Reverse engineering a medieval tool (17:51)
Why was the Wheel lost? (19:56)
Interactivity in prayer (22:07)
Why the Prayer Wheel is helpful today (23:55)
Why the Psalms still resonate (27:29)
Honoring the Psalms as both Jewish and Christian texts (30:18)
Most challenging communication experience (34:42)
Impactful communicators (35:43)
Recommended resources (37:34)
How to follow David (39:01)

Links to things mentioned in the episode

• The Prayer Wheel: A Daily Guide to Renewing Your Faith with a Rediscovered Spiritual Practice by Patton Dodd, Jana Riess, David Van Biema
• TIME Mother Teresa at 100: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint by Richard Lacayo, David Van Biema, Editors of Time Magazine
• No dice required: A medieval prayer wheel surfaces, but how it was used is anyone’s guess – Religion News Service
• Les Enluminures Medieval Art
• Christopher de Hamel
• Dr. Ulrich Rehm
• Dr. Roy Hammerling – Concordia College
• Medieval prayer wheel found inside rare Liesborn Gospel – but how the diagram was used remains a mystery | Daily Mail Online
• Panel Discussion: Introducing The Psalms Experience – YouTube
• The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter
• Pete Seeger
• Leonard Cohen
• The Lord’s Prayer in the Early Church: The Pearl of Great Price by Roy Hammerling
• The Psalms Through Three Thousand Years by William Holladay

Reaching out to our guest

@DavidHVB (Facebook)
The Prayer Wheel (Facebook Group)

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Next Episode arrives March 15, 2018!

An interview with Rev. Matt Miofsky, Lead Pastor of The Gathering (St. Louis, MO)

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