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New Online Prayer Class: “Pray Like a Reformer”

October 2, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

I’m really psyched to announce that I’m offering a new online prayer class through this website. I’m calling it “Pray Like a Reformer,” and registration is open through Friday October 12, 2018. Pray Like a Reformer Martin Luther and John Calvin were both passionate about prayer. They both thought it was basic to the authentic […]

Filed Under: Calvin, Prayer Tagged With: John Calvin, Martin Luther, Online Prayer Class, Pray like a Reformer

Presbyterian Outlook Article — Pray Like A Reformer

January 16, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 1 Comment

Finding Friends

The good folks at The Presbyterian Outlook asked me to write a feature article for an issue devoted to prayer.  You can read it here. This is how it starts: Pray Like a Reformer The anniversary is over – now down to business. Welcome to 2018 – the year after the 500th anniversary of the […]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Prayer Tagged With: John Calvin, Martin Luther, Online Prayer Class, Pray like a Reformer, Presbyterian Outlook

So Proud of Dr Naweji and Dr Ankrum!

May 19, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Dr Naweji and Dr Ankrum

Last Saturday was commencement. It is always a joy to see people I’ve taught sent out with their degrees, eager to serve Christ and the Church. This year, as well as my M.Div. and M.A.s, I had two Doctor of Ministry students graduating. Here they are in a group selfie from just before marching in for the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Congo, D.Min., Doctor of Ministry, John Calvin, John Wesely, Presbyterian Church (USA), Teaching Elder, United Methodist Church

Finding Friends (Letters to a Young Pastor)

April 26, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Finding Friends

Dear ____: One of the best things that can happen to you in seminary is to broaden your friendship network. I’m glad you have been getting to know Christians whose backgrounds and opinions are very different from your own. But actually, that is just the start. Find some dead friends I really hope you will […]

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Lent 2: Lenten Fasting and My Potato Chip Problem

March 6, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Once upon a time, a marketing genius thought up a great slogan for Lay’s potato chips: Betcha can’t eat just one.” My waistline has testified to the truth of this for decades. They are right. I can’t. My conversation partner for Lent, the great Desert Father Evagrius Ponticus, had the same insight back in the […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Theology Tagged With: Evagrius of Pontus, Evagrius Ponticus, Fasting, John Calvin, Lent, Lenten disciplines

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