Why do Anglicans do all those strange things they do? Winfield Bevins explains the significance of liturgy in the Anglican Church.
There’s so much work to be done for the kingdom of God, but you are so exhausted! Lenny Luchetti provides some tips to help weary pastors keep going.
In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Pete Greig challenges our notions of prayer and encourages us to begin by simply talking to God, even about the small things.
Prayers shows up everywhere in the Bible, and it serves as the basis for our relationship with God. Discover four models of prayer based on the acronym ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication from Andrew Thompson.
Worship teams can be so much more than a group of musicians who practice their music together. Patrick Bourckel shares how you can help your worship team also be a band of Christians who follow after God together.
Should Christians practice meditation as part of their spiritual practice? Winfield Bevins shares what kind of meditation Christians should be practicing, the Scriptural basis for such practices, and what benefits meditation holds for our souls.
On some of our more recent Weekly Breathers, we have been opening our hearts to contemplation and connection with God using art. Today, Winfield Bevins shares with us an ancient method he found that helps his soul connect with our Creator God: iconography.
Typically, we shout Hosanna in a celebratory way while our sweet children wave palm branches on Palm Sunday. But, Hosanna is not always a joyful cry. Keith Turner shares the meaning of the word Hosanna and what it means as a cry of desperation: “Lord, save now!”
Christians have long used creative works in order to connect to God and nourish their souls through contemplation. Those images and works do not always require any overt religious features in order to help us enter into the thin places where our souls flourish.
Stop. Breathe. Be. It doesn’t matter what state you find yourself in; God still desires to draw near. Why not meet Him with honesty? Today’s Weekly Breather offers an exercise in being honest with God in lament.
We often pretend that we know what is going on in the life of the church, but somewhere deep inside, we are wondering what in the world Lent is anyway! Patricia Taylor explains what this season of the church is, and why our souls desperately need what Lent has to offer.
What is fasting, and why does it matter? Lent is a 40-day period of time when Christians typically fast. Winfield Bevins shares what fasting is, how to do it, and why it matters.
