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Get Out of Debt God’s Way (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 13)

February 3, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Most of us know what it is like to carry a burden of debt. College and grad school cost a bundle. A house and a car have most us making payments. Credit cars seduce us to buy now and pay later. That is an everyday scenario in our consumer society. How are we going to […]

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Advent 2: Thinking About John the Baptist (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 69)

December 10, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

On the second Sunday of Advent we continue to back our way toward Bethlehem. On Advent 1 we looked forward to the return of Christ. This week’s Gospel readings have us looking at our own experience: we remember our Baptism. John the Baptist greets us in the text, helping everyone prepare for Christ’s coming. He […]

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Advent 1: Thinking About Christ’s Return (Heidelberg Catechism, Q.52)

December 4, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

A lot of us got a bit of a shock last Sunday. Actually it happens on the first Sunday of Advent every year. We show up ready to get ready for the Babe in the manger, and what do we get? Apocalypse. The Gospel readings for Advent 1 in the Revised Common Lectionary sort of […]

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Advent Begins: Thinking About the Son of God (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 33)

November 29, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

Last Sunday was “Christ the King” for those churches guided by the liturgical year. This Sunday we begin a new year with the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is not Christmas — that is the celebration that Christ has come. Advent is about getting ready for his coming. Now, before Advent begins, is a great […]

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So Give Thanks! (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 43)

November 25, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

In this week when my country celebrates a day of thanksgiving, my mind, of course, turns to the Heidelberg Catechism. (Okay, maybe yours doesn’t. But you probably haven’t been blogging about it all year.) There are lots of ways Christians can summarize the Christian life. This 450 year old introduction to biblical teaching tells me […]

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

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