Praying Together: Mutual Prayer (Kuyper)

Have you ever thought about what a blessing it is for Christians to pray together? Of course praying alone is a good and biblical thing. But praying as a church, praying as a people of God together is a spiritual act of worship that we should treasure. Abraham Kuyper wrote about corporate or mutual prayer …

Luther’s Letter to Pope Leo X: “I Long for Peace”

In October 1520, Martin Luther sent a letter to Pope Leo X. Not long before this, Luther received the papal bull, which condemned the Reformer for his scathing criticisms of the church (including his ninety-five theses from 1517). Luther's letter to the Pope was civil and thoughtful. While he didn't retract his harsh critiques of …

More Love O Christ to Thee! (Newton)

A woman once lamented to John Newton that her love for Christ was weak and lacking. She said, "I love him so little!" Newton wrote a wonderful response to this woman - a helpful response for Christians today who struggle to love the Lord more. I pray this is a blessing for you today as …

Kuyper and Kingdoms

(This is a re-post from May, 2011) In his excellent book that deals with the person and work of the Holy Spirit, Abraham Kuyper talks about prayer and the Holy Spirit's role in it (chapter 3.XLIII).  The section is quite good.  One thing that stuck out to me was how Kuyper explained intercessory prayer with regard to the phrase, …

A Prayer for Christian Unity (Calvin)

Here's an excellent prayer by John Calvin for genuine Christian unity. As we look forward to corporate worship on the Lord's Day tomorrow, may this be our prayer: Grant, Almighty God, that as we are so scattered in our pilgrimage in this world, that even a dreadful spectacle is presented to our eyes, when we …