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Need a Tour Guide to the Bible? Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 21-22

October 14, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

How do you make sense of the Bible? It comes in two testaments written in multiple languages and cultures across a vast span of centuries. The list of its literary genres includes poetry, law, letters, micro-fiction, history — and it tends to include multiple versions of key stories. A whole lot of us could use […]

Filed Under: Faith, Heidelberg Catechism, Theology, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bible believing, Catechism, Faith, Heidelberg, theology, Trust

Meat and Potatoes for the Soul?

March 8, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

“Do I really need to pray?” I’ve heard the question often enough.  It is easy to get stuck in puzzles and paradoxes on the topic, even if we know in our hearts and our guts that we need to pray: If God knows what I need, and loves me too, why do I need to […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Calvin, Catechism, Faith, Heidelberg, Prayer, providence, Responsibility

A Leap into the Light

January 24, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 9 Comments

What is faith, really? Some will tell you it is a leap into the dark — jumping into the unknown, off a proverbial cliff, and hoping that Someone will catch you.  For Jesus that wasn’t faith; that was “tempting” or “testing” God, and he wouldn’t do it. Or when we need faith to pray effectively […]

Filed Under: Faith, Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Bible, Catechism, Christianity, Faith, Heidelberg, Holy Spirit, Trust

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