Archive for March, 2009
Notes from a Young Preacher
by Joshua Seth Anderson
I am a young preacher. Ordained in August of last year, I have proclaimed the word of God to the people of God as a minister of the gospel only about a dozen times. Add in my supply preaching as a seminary student and intern and my lifetime of sermons only totals [...]
Posted: March 23rd, 2009 under Practical Theology, Preaching.
Comments: 8
What I wish I’d learned in seminary
It’s been a while since we’ve solicited your help in a discussion topic. Let’s have another try.
What are the top 3 things you wish you would have learned in seminary?
Other ways to get at the same question: What did you learn/experience in your first few years of ministry that you were under-prepared for? If seminaries [...]
Posted: March 16th, 2009 under Denominational, General, Practical Theology.
Comments: 16
On Keeping a Holy Lent, part 2
by Craig Higgins
HOW CAN I (AND MY FAMILY) KEEP A HOLY LENT?
Traditionally, the Lenten season is observed in four Basic (and often overlapping) ways:
Self-examination- As we’ve discussed, this is central to the traditional Lenten observance. Use this time to ask yourself some hard questions about your spiritual life, your spiritual maturity. If you’re married, ask [...]
Posted: March 9th, 2009 under Catholicity, Liturgics.
Comments: 12
On Keeping a Holy Lent, part 1
by Craig Higgins
People from different religious backgrounds have very different reactions to the season of Lent. Some grow up in churches where Lent is observed, but with little to no real explanation. Whether observed as a time of strict austerity or merely as a time of forgoing a few simple pleasures, Lent may seem like [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2009 under Catholicity, Liturgics.
Comments: 1