One of the joys of being associated with the Seminary is being associated with her students. The apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and he asked a rhetorical question, "What is our glory or hope or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you…" (1 Continue Reading
September 3, 2012
A Prayer for the Unity of the Tribes of the Church
they said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?" (Judges 21:3 ESV) Oh Father, as the tribe of Benjamin in Judges 20 and 21, turned against Thee and Thy People and the blood Continue Reading
June 24, 2012
A Pastoral Prayer for the Lord’s Day Based on Psalm 149
O Father, how beautiful and true is Thy Word in Psalm 149. I, too, desire to join the company of the saints to praise Thy name. It is the highest expression of our God-shaped humanity to be able to raise our hearts and minds towards our Creator and render Continue Reading
May 14, 2012
Crucified with Christ: A Morning Prayer
Oh Lord God, my sin! My sin! How great are my offenses against Thee! The accumulation of them rots and stinks in the remote regions of my soul for lack of confession. Ah the foolishness of vain self-protection from the One who saves to the uttermost! So, Continue Reading
Bulletin: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to Filibuster for Prayer as We Approach the Fiscal Cliff
Oh if only there were a Jimmy Stewart, a “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” congressman who would interrupt the “Fiscal Cliff” negotiations and cry out with the passion of an unadulterated patriotism. The cynics called it political naïveté; but the Continue Reading