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Survey Says…

April 18, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 8 Comments

Quick quiz — or maybe it’s a riddle: What makes you patient when things go against you? thankful when things go well? and confident as you face all the unknowns of the future? Or maybe I should switch it around and make it a survey — something they could have used on the old game […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Catechism, Heidelberg, providence, Responsibility, Sovereignty

Simon Says: “What Do You Need?”

April 15, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 7 Comments

Last week I was blogging about the guidelines for prayer offered by the Heidelberg Catechism and I whizzed right by one that some may find troubling. When we pray, says the Catechism, we are supposed to ask “for everything God has commanded us to ask for.” It sounds like we are playing the spiritual version […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Prayer Tagged With: Catechism, Heidelberg, Martin Luther, Prayer, theology

Putting The Pieces Together About Prayer

April 10, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 11 Comments

Some Christians can make prayer seem like bit of a puzzle.  Not that they portray prayer as confusing — far from it. They make it more like a jigsaw puzzle: once you get each piece in the right place (and they only fit one way) the picture emerges automatically. In the puzzle theory of prayer […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Prayer Tagged With: Bible, Catechism, Heidelberg, Prayer, promises of God, theology

Just A Quick Question For My Readers…

April 8, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 15 Comments

I’m so grateful to you for stopping by! I’m also eager to draw you into conversation — especially you who regularly visit from far away places like Finland, Australia, and New Zealand. I’m still new at blogging, so please let me know your thoughts: What would make this a more inviting interactive community experience? Feel […]

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The Attitude of Platitude?

April 5, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

The problem with Christmas when I was a child was the “Thank You” notes.  Mom was clear: people who gave me gifts had to be thanked.  Mom was also firm: there would be a session at the kitchen table, however long it took, and I would write notes to them all. Writing those thank you […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Catechism, Gratitude, Heidelberg, Thankfulness

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