Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more
I’m not hearing much about this book, but I suspect we will be hearing the conversation soon. Brian McLaren has a new book out called Finding Our Way Again. The subtitle is The Return of the Ancient Practices. Brian’s is a book introducing a series of volumes (one of which is mine on Fasting) on the spiritual disciplines. |inline Read more
We left Johannesburg, S Africa, Thursday night at 11:30pm, and Kris and I fortunately dozed the entire trip up the middle of Africa. But, I did wake to see Tunis — the area near to where Augustine’s great ministry occurred. We arrived in Amsterdam for a five hour layover and then had a 9.5 hour flight to Chicago. So, we’re back. Here are some things planned for the blog … |inline Read more
Today I examine Jesus’ prayer life from The Prayers of Jesus in <a href="Deeper Connections. Prayer was the backbone of Jesus’ life and ministry. From his baptism to his crucifixion, the Gospels portray Jesus as a man of prayer who knew and deeply valued intimate communion with his heavenly Father. |inline Read more
Alice Shirey, pastor in Des Moines IA, responds to our question today: |inline Read more
This is our last post from S Africa, though when we return we’ll do a series of reflections with pictures. Yesterday was my last speaking event … Attie and Renate picked us up early and we drove about 1.5 hours over to Pretoria where I addressed a group of pastors and students. |inline Read more
This post is — once again — by RJS, and we are all looking forward to Scot’s return. As usual – personal reflections are mine – I don’t know Scot’s position. Now we come to a topic where I anticipate great conversation. Chapter 5 of The Reason for Godis entitled “How can a loving God send people to hell?” This puts it on the line for many who comment here — how can a God of Love also be a... Read more
This post is by RJS – so personal reflections are mine, not Scot’s In Chapter Four of The Reason for GodTim Keller broaches a topic I have found a real stumbling block over the years: If the Christian story is true why has the Church been responsible for so much pain and injustice both large and small? We must address the behavior of Christians both individual and corporate. |inline Read more
Pastoring: If I Started Over What Would I Focus On? John W Frye Fellowship Evangelical Covenant Church in near Grand Rapids, responds today to that question. |inline Read more
After our five sermons for Pentecost up in Rustenburg (about an hour west of Pretoria), Attie and Renate Nel flew with us down to Cape Town where we had been scheduled to speak to the Stellenbosch congregation. The pastor we knew here is Theo Geyser (and I won’t even try to describe how to say his name); Theo and Wilma picked us up at the airport, Attie and Renate went on their merry way to relax, and we were promptly... Read more
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