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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

Letters to a Young Pastor: Are You Called to Ministry?

June 18, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen 16 Comments

Letters to a Young Pastor: Are You Called to Ministry?

Dear _______: I was so glad to get your email. Seeing your faith develop has been a highlight of these last two years. It has been a great privilege, actually. And now you tell me that you are feeling called to the ministry, or wondering if you are. You ask whether I think this could possibly […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Theology Tagged With: Believers' priesthood, discerning a call to ministry, Martin Luther, Priesthood of all believers

Lent 3: Food as Food

March 9, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Evagrius Ponticus (d. 399), the great Desert Father with whom I’m spending this Lent has a  has a way of pointing out obvious things that I’ve spent a very long time not noticing: biblically speaking, food has a long history of getting us into problems. Desire for food gave birth to disobedience and a sweet taste […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Faith, Theology Tagged With: Evagrius of Pontus, Evagrius Ponticus, Food, Gluttony, Martin Luther

My First Year in Blogging: Top Posts of 2013

December 30, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

I’ve now been blogging for a year! I’m very grateful to you, dear readers, for your interest. The numbers stun me: Well over 10,000 page views Visitors from 72 countries Most from the USA of course but hundreds from New Zealand Canada the United Kingdom Germany Finland How I wish I could know how you […]

Filed Under: Community, Heidelberg Catechism, Saints, Theology Tagged With: Basic Christianity, Best of 2013, Bible, Christian Community, community, Guest Posts, heidelberg catechism, John Wesley, Martin Luther, Saints

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