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May 2014

May 04, 2014

Third Sunday of Easter

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of...

February 2014

February 16, 2014

Prayer for the Week

O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers;...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

4 Problems for the Pastor. 2. Staleness

Here is how he frames the problem: "in the midst of all the pressures that...

October 2013

October 18, 2013

Authentic Faith is Honest Faith

An image of faith for the Christian is that once a person believes and gets...

October 13, 2013

Prayer for the Week

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may...

October 07, 2013

Benefit of the Doubt

Many learn that the best faith is certaintist faith, that doubt is the worst kind...

September 2013

September 05, 2013

Dallas Willard: Proto-Evangelical

Let us agree that one way of talking about evangelicalism is to speak to five...

August 2013

August 18, 2013

Prayer for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost

We are in what the church calendar calls Ordinary Time. Here is the prayer for...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

The Next Jonathan Edwards (Interpreter)

In my life four theologians have illuminated Edwards the most for me. George Marsden in...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

A Wake-Up in Prayer

A short story about prayer by none other than the cynical Mark Twain reminds us...

March 21, 2013

Prayerbooks: Our Teacher

I'm curious: What is your practice when it comes to the use of set prayers? Do you...

March 01, 2013

CS Lewis on Prayer — Audio

February 2013

February 10, 2013

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

O God, who before the passion of your onlybegotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy...

February 05, 2013

Mud and the Masterpiece

One of my favorite pastors in the USA is John Burke in Austin TX at...

February 03, 2013

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ...

January 25, 2013

From the Shepherd’s Nook: John Frye

Our Friday column, From the Shepherd's Nook, is by John Frye, a Covenant pastor in...

January 20, 2013

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant...

January 18, 2013

From the Shepherd’s Nook: The Pastor’s Mt Everest

No Pain, No Gain In the last post I mentioned that so many of us...

January 13, 2013

First Sunday after Epiphany

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him...

January 06, 2013

Prayer for The Epiphany

O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

First Sunday after Christmas

Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant...

December 21, 2012

Intercessory Prayer

From Walter Wink: There is no place for intercession with a God whose will is...

November 2012

November 25, 2012

Christ the King Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved...

November 23, 2012

From the Shepherd’s Nook: Prayer

Quoting Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, EHP writes, “A pastor should never complain about his congregation,...

November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving Prayer

Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in...

November 18, 2012

Prayer for the Week

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us...

November 11, 2012

Prayer for the Week

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of...

November 04, 2012

Prayer for All Saints Day

Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your faithful people offer...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Spiritual Formation Movement: A Challenge

The spiritual formation movement, at times (not always), seems to suggest if you practice the...