You’ve probably heard it as often as I have. “You just need more faith!” “Just believe!” “Just let go, and let God!” The subject is faith, and the common theme is the modifier “just,” making it sound really, really simple. Like flip a switch, and suddenly I’ll have strong life-changing faith. But where is that […]
How John Wesley Marketed His Small Group Program
Try to start a program in your church and I bet some of these ideas will be in the conversation: Tell people it will be fun. Let them know it won’t be too demanding — we’re busy people. Make sure they see it is going to make their lives happier. Emphasize that they will meet […]
What Being a Christian Is For — and From: Heidelberg Q. 32
“But why are you a Christian?” It is a question shy evangelicals desperately wish somebody would ask. “Be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in you,” but hope you don’t have to bring it up yourself. “Why are you called a Christian?” Take the question slightly differently and it sounds a […]
What Faith Can Really Do: Heidelberg Q. 20
“Just have faith!” they tell us. What do you think happens when you believe in Jesus? Some will tell you that if you really had faith all your prayers would be answered just the way you want. Others will say the key thing is that faith brings justification — it is the one way to receive […]
Why I Love St. Teresa of Avila
It is my Breviary that most often reminds me of various saints being commemorated by the Church around the world. So when I have a day or two when something bumps my attention away from praying the Divine Office, someone I love as dearly as St. Teresa of Avila can sneak by completely unnoticed. Her […]
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