The Life of Prayer
Rev. Michael Coppersmith talks about the connections between prayer, God’s Word, and the work of the Holy Spirit
Hearing the Psalms
Tim Saleska talks about finding life in the Psalms at the poignant points of our lives
Prayer for the Election of a New Seminary President
To be included in prayers of the church for Sunday, May 10, 2020
Problematic Words in Prayer: Overextending “Lift Up”
“Lord, we lift up Sally…” The final post in David Peter’s series on prayer
Problematic Words in Prayer: Misappropriating “Be With”
“God, be with the youth mission team…” The second in David Peter’s three-part series on prayer
Problematic Words in Prayer: “All My Words are ‘Just’”
The first in a three-part series on prayer
At Table with Martin Franzmann—and Beyond
Saying grace with the sainted poet and professor
Easter 7 • John 17:20–26 • May 8, 2016
By Rick Marrs Background Our text is the end of Jesus’s High Priestly Prayer. Parts of the rest of this prayer, 17:1– 19, are texts for the same Sunday in different years (John 17:1-11 in Series A and John 17:11b-19 in Series B), so the preacher may want to familiarize the hearers with the salient parts ..
Praying into God’s Will
When You Pray, Say . . . Prayers of Martin Franzmann
GUERILLAS OF GRACE: Prayers for the Battle. By Ted Loder.
GUERILLAS OF GRACE: Prayers for the Battle. By Ted Loder. Minneapolis: Augsburg Books, 2005. 142 pages. Paper. $14.99. Reviewed by Henry Rowold Admittedly, the Concordia Journal doesn’t often offer books five years old for review. Even more striking, this is a 20th anniversary edition, which makes it 25 years old. One of the things that ..
On churches, ladders, and living in community
I drive passed it every morning and evening to and from work. First Presbyterian Church in University City currently displays a massive sculpture of ladders in its front lawn at Delmar Blvd and Midland Blvd. Assembled by sculptor Charlie Brouwer , they’re calling it Transcend2010 . I finally got a chance to walk through it this past weekend
Rogationtide
Earth Day last month made me wonder why we don’t have a similar day within the church. We wouldn’t have to call it “Earth Sunday” or anything. We could call it “Creation Sunday” or have a “Season of Creation.” Currently, the first half of our church year rightly focuses on the life of Jesus
Counting Baptisms and Praying for more
ESV Acts 2:41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Whenever I hear pastors and other Christians discuss this verse, often around Pentecost Sunday, someone wonders out loud “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Holy Spirit still worked so emphatically in our world today? ..