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Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 3. Practical Steps

This article provides practical advice for including confession in our personal prayer time.
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Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 2. Why We Need It

This article continues to examine the need for confession and repentance during our personal prayers.
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Prayer, Confession, and Repentance: 1. A Necessary Habit

This article begins a three-part series, within a longer series about prayer. We will look at the role of confession and repentance in our prayers.
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Christians, Elections, Church, State, and Culture

Today I share a few thoughts about the election and Christians’ relationship to the church, government, and society, inspired by the insights of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Jesus Cleansed the Temple: We Still Need Cleansing

Some thoughts for Holy Week.
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The Words of Christ—Mark 2:5-12 (With Thoughts About the “He Gets Us” Ads)

Some thoughts on the words of Christ in Mark 2:5-12 and John 8:9-11 in response to the “He Gets Us” ad campaign. Jesus “gets” us, but He also saves and forgives us. He loves us too much to leave us as He finds us.
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“Forgive Us Our Debts/Trespasses” (Matthew 6:12)

Confession, repentance, and forgiveness are essential components of prayer.
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St. Ambrose of Milan on Fasting

A quote about fasting from St. Ambrose of Milan, who helped lead St. Augustine to Christ.
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Peacemakers and Prodigals

God offers His peace to us no matter how far we stray from Him. He invites us to accept His invitation of peace and then extend it to others.
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From Asbury to Ashes

The recent Asbury Revival can provide inspiration for those seeking personal spiritual renewal during Lent.