When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Living the Creed: Connecting Life and Faith in the Apostles' Creed." Bibliography for “Living the Creed” Augustine of Hippo. “On the Creed: A Sermon to the Catechumens.” Translated …
Opening the Book on Prayer: Learning to Pray with the Psalms
This past Monday night for our quarterly Leadership Community gathering at Eastbrook Church, I led us in an interactive seminar on learning to pray with the psalms. A few people asked if I could upload the slide deck from the night, so I'm including that as a PDF here. opening-the-book-on-prayer-4-25-2022-Download I led us in three …
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C. S. Lewis, “Evensong” [Poetry for Ordinary Time]
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
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C. S. Lewis on the Unprovable Efficacy of Prayer
Recently, I came across this extended quotation from C. S. Lewis on prayer in a devotional I read each morning. Lewis' writings on prayer are always refreshing to me in their vibrancy and practicality. He is willing to address some of the most perplexing issues about prayer but does so without drying all the lively …
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Bibliography for Songs of the Savior: Psalms for Advent
When I conclude a sermon series, I often share the resources I used to help me study and prepare my sermons. Here is that list of books for the recent series, "Songs of the Savior, Psalms for Advent." Bibliography for “Songs of the Savior: Psalms for Advent” Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Life Together and The Prayerbook of …
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