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The Big Do Over (Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 8)

April 1, 2014 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

The idea of God giving us a big “do over” is right at the heart of the Christian season of Lent. People who have set out to follow Jesus spend time reflecting on the state of our lives. We find we aren’t meeting the standard. We don’t do this to beat ourselves up though. We are […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: Born Again, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Jesus, Lent, new life, Reset

What Do You Hope For? Three Promises In Christ’s Resurrection

August 30, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Years ago, when I was a pastor, I stood with a family who had lost a loved one — a husband, father, and grandfather.  His widow, whom I’d not previously met, was overwhelmed. She hardly spoke in the week I saw her, so wracked she was by the pain of grief. It is hardly surprising. […]

Filed Under: Heidelberg Catechism, Theology Tagged With: afterlife, Catechism, empty tomb, Heidelberg, heidelberg catechism, hope, life after death, new life, resurrection, theology

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