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- Twenty Years After My OrdinationOn Sunday, July 3rd, 2005, I sat for an ordination exam. Several pastors questioned me about my doctrine, ministry philosophy and personal life, in front of members of New Covenant Baptist Church, who were invited to listen and observe. In God’s kindness, the pastors recommended to the church that I be ordained to the ministry.… Read more: Twenty Years After My Ordination
- Spiritual Progress
François Fénelon was no Reformed Protestant. Indeed, he worked among the Huguenots, seeking to convert them back to Catholicism, albeit in a more gentle and persuasive manner than was typical for his era. He was appointed Archbishop of Cambrai in 1695. He was not, however, a conventional Catholic. He leaned toward Quietism, a movement that… Read more: Spiritual Progress - The Hidden Life of Prayer / A Call To Prayer
I confess I do not usually gravitate to books on prayer. It is almost certainly a flaw in me, but reading books on prayer comes to me with great reluctance. The problem may have begun with my early enthusiasm for the works of E. M. Bounds, the great Methodist writer on prayer. His writing on… Read more: The Hidden Life of Prayer / A Call To Prayer - ProslogionAnselm’s Proslogion is short – about 5000-6000 words in English. That’s the length of one fifty-minute sermon. You can probably read the whole thing in one sitting. Not that you’d want to skim through a small gem like this. It offers rich devotional rewards for those who’ll take the time. Proslogion is a reflection on… Read more: Proslogion
