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Letters to a Young Pastor: “Forgive Us…As We Forgive”

February 8, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

Forgive us...as we forgive

Dear ______: Thanks for your sympathy: I find a verified case of “Influenza A” plus pneumonia can put a serious dent in my week. Or month perhaps. So just a quick note to say thanks and continue the conversation. Glad you looked ahead in the Lord’s Prayer to prepare yourself: the “modifiers” in the clause […]

Filed Under: Ministry Tagged With: as we forgive, Forgive us our debts, Forgive us our sins, Forgive us our trespasses, Lenten prayer class, Lord's Prayer

Letters to a Young Pastor: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”

February 1, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

give us this day our daily bread

Dear ______: Just a short note today, as I’m under the weather. I’ll spare you the interruptions for hacking and wheezing. As I was saying, the “modifiers” in the various lines of the uber-familiar Lord’s Prayer make all the difference to its meaning. Noticing these little in-betwen bits is especially helpful if you are going […]

Filed Under: Ministry Tagged With: give us this day our daily bread, Lord's Prayer

Letters to a Young Pastor: “On Earth As It Is In Heaven”

January 25, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

on earth as it is in heaven

Dear ______: Thanks, I’m glad to be back in touch as well. I’m glad you enjoyed my comments on the first line of the Lord’s Prayer, “Our Father in heaven…” And yes, I’ll happily explain my cryptic comment about the “modifiers” being the really interesting thing about several lines of the Lord’s Prayer. Some of […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Theology Tagged With: Lord's Prayer, on earth as it is in heaven, Thy will be done

Letters to a Young Pastor: “Our Father Who Art in Heaven”

January 18, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 3 Comments

Who Art in Heaven

Dear ______: I’m so sorry for not writing for so long! Thanks for your notes. It has been a complicated time, and I’m behind in my correspondence. You bring up a very interesting issue. Some of my friends in seminary say we shouldn’t pray the Lord’s Prayer, at least not in the way we always […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Theology Tagged With: Gendered Language for God, Letters to a Young Pastor, Lord's Prayer, Our Father Who Art in Heaven

Helping Christian Community Thrive: Drawing Close to God

October 6, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

If you call your faith “a personal relationship to God” you already know it is true: You should be drawing close to God. How can you say you have a relationship that matters if the two of you don’t spend time together? There’s a name for drawing close to God. It’s called praying. Christians used […]

Filed Under: Community, Prayer Tagged With: Acts 2:42, Community for Mission, Divine Office, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, psalms

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