Confession & Prayer: Why we don’t experience healing from our sins
Growing up in a Protestant tradition I’ve noticed that we don’t have much of a concept of why confession matters and to whom we are called to confess.
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An Office of Lament in a Time of Social Strife
UPDATED: The video has been included for those who would like to be guided through the resource below. The following office is adapted from A Book of Prayer and Order (2020). It is designed to help us pray intentionally in times of social strife and unrest. As we confess sin and plead with our Heavenly […]
Read More3 Reasons Lasting Disciples are not Made in the Church
We have to see that the reason we study, memorize, and teach what the Bible says is so that we can become what Jesus was. While the cliqué has become tired, the truth it contained has not. If we want to do what Jesus did, we have to become who Jesus was.
Read MoreThe Foundational Purpose of Discipleship: Looking at One of Jesus’ Most Astonishing Claims about Discipleship
Over ten thousand, seven hundred words and I am only scratching the surface. I am writing this short introduction to let you know that this is not a short essay! I am also writing this introduction to ask you to take the time to read this entire essay and consider (or maybe reconsider) what you think you know about discipleship.
Read MoreJust Pray: There is too much at stake not to!
I believe every person living will say a prayer to something or somebody at some point in time in their lives. When we pray we give our submission to something that is bigger than ourselves. For myself, I can’t always say that I have had the best prayer life. I know that when things get […]
Read MoreRodney Bradford | “You Need to Plan to Pray”
There are few things that make a sermon more powerful than knowing that the one preaching is preaching from the experiences of their own journey. This is the case here.
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