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Gratitude: Our Duty and Joy

Scripture writers command us to give thanks. They treat gratitude as an urgent necessity. Positive psychology treats gratitude as an elixir—the single best predictor of human flourishing. I must be grateful! If I am, I’ll sleep better. How shall we think of this delightful paradox?

Session | October 11, 2023

Compelling Preaching: A Conversation with Neal Plantinga and Laura de Jong

Vivid imagery, compelling stories, perceptive exegesis, pastoral sensibilities, theological clarity, cultural fittingness--each of these gifts contributes immensely to compelling, transformative preaching. Compelling preaching features the dynamic interplay of each of these strengths. This conversation will explore how these dynamic interactions come about, how we cultivate them, and how the practice of polishing, and studying, exemplary sermons can stretch not only award-winning authors but also those of us struggling to shape compelling sermons for people who may not always seem to appreciate it.

Video | July 19, 2023

The Formative Power of Christian Prayer

A conversation with Neal Plantinga and Rebecca DeYoung

Video | December 01, 2021

Cornelius Plantinga on Developing Habits of Prayer

How does prayer form us? How do we go deeper in prayer? What is the value of using another person’s written prayers in our own prayer lives? Watch as Cornelius Plantinga and Noel Snyder discuss these topics and many more, celebrating the release of Plantinga’s book, "Morning and Evening Prayers."

Book Excerpt | May 28, 2021

A Prayer for the Grieving

A prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | May 18, 2020

Prayer for the Celebration of Ascension

An Ascension Day prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | May 07, 2020

An Evening Prayer to the Good Shepherd

An evening prayer by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | April 24, 2020

A Prayer to God in Anxious Times

Rev. Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. wrote this prayer in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reflection | April 02, 2020

Palm Sunday Prayer

A Palm Sunday prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | April 01, 2020

The Bowed Head: How Preachers Deal with Grief

2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | February 10, 2020

The God of Joy in the Midst of Our Troubles

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word

Video | Worship Service | February 11, 2019

Strengthening Congregational Life by Engaging God's World

Cornelius Plantinga Jr. gives an opening plenary lecture at the 2017 Taking Your Church to College.

Video | July 05, 2017

Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura

Theologian Neal Plantinga engages with artist and author Mako Fujimura on his vision for complementing recent work on creation care with what he has termed “culture care”—a redemptive approach to artistry and other forms of cultural engagement which seeks to contribute to “the healing of the nations.”

Video | March 14, 2017