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Comprehensive Praise: some reflections on worship from Psalm 150
The psalms are the prayerbook of the Bible, prayer-songs that were often used within the corporate and private worship of the people of Israel. They are also one of our strongest biblical resources for shaping our life of worship today within the Christian church. The entire psalter concludes with a summary psalm of worship, Psalm 150, …
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You have loved us first: a prayer by Søren Kierkegaard
Father in Heaven! You have loved us first, help us never to forget that You are love so that this sure conviction might triumph in our hearts over the seduction of the world, over the inquietude of the soul, over the anxiety for the future, over the fright of the past, over the distress of …
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Three Ways to Read 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is one of the most powerful and profound passages of Scripture describing love. In particular, with verses 4-7 the Apostle Paul writes one of the most succinct statements about the nature and activity of love. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It …
A Prayer for the Church: on displaying God’s wisdom
"His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms" (Ephesians 3:10) Lord, how is it that the Church should make known Your wisdom to the rulers and authorities? How weak and stumbling we are! How quick to falter and prone to …
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Matthew Erickson 