Three Prayer Veterans tell why they’ve stuck with fixed-hour prayer
Meet three people who feel called to fixed-hour prayer, admit it has its ups and downs, and can’t imagine not doing it. As important as common prayer is in their lives, all also advise practicing other forms of prayer as well.
April 17, 2006
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5 min read
The Rhythm of God's Grace
Today's hectic pace of life leaves little time for prayer. Daily morning and evening prayer is an ancient treasure of the church that offers a worshipful way to live and pray, no matter how busy our lives feel. Learn more about this classical mode of prayer and how you can incorporate its wisdom into your daily life.
January 1, 2006
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42 min listen
Worship in the Early Church
Some of the worship practices of early Christians --100-400 A.D.-- were strikingly different but perhaps more biblical than ours today.
January 1, 2006
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54 min listen
Praying for Christians in Egypt (and elsewhere)
It was just a simple email between friends--but now a Canadian congregation prays for Christians in Egypt. Your church can just as easily make congregational prayers more global. A feature story exploring the inclusion of Global concerns in our congregational prayers.
December 9, 2005
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9 min read
Presbyterians in India struggle to balance indigenous and received culture
Whether they are drama leaders in a North American mega church or Catholic priests in a Mexican village, Christians everywhere wrestle with how much of culture to appropriate in worship. They debate the difference between yielding to syncretism and following Paul’s desire “to become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some”
December 9, 2005
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3 min read
Using More Psalms in Worship
Find out why Christians from many traditions are rediscovering the Psalter for singing, prayer, and worship. A feature story exploring the use of the psalms in worship.
November 28, 2005
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8 min read
Evening Remembrance for September 11
A short service of prayer and lament in response to the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
June 1, 2005
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1 min read
Why Aren't My Prayers Being Answered? - Proverbs 15, Matthew 21
A service plan focused on our prayer lives and the struggles we face when our prayers do not seem to be answered in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.
June 1, 2005
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9 min read
Prayer for the Victims of the Tsunami
A prayer of lament offered in response to the Japanese tsunami tragedy in 2004. It can be adapted for other times of natural disaster.
June 1, 2005
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4 min read
Prayer for Iraq and the World
This prayer was offered in a service of prayer held in the Calvin College Chapel on March 12, 2003, and can be adapted for use during a time of war.
June 1, 2005
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2 min read
Praying Is for Children - Luke 11, HCLD 46
A service plan from the Lord's Prayer teaching that praying is for those who have come to know God as Father in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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15 min read
The Forgiveness Matter - Psalm 32, Matthew 6, HCLD 51
A service plan from the Lord's Prayer focused on the forgiveness we receive and extend to others in a series on prayer as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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10 min read
