Sarah Patterson White
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“Praying with Jesus: Getting to the Heart of the Lord’s Prayer,” by Adriel Sanchez: A Review
Martin Luther called the Lord’s Prayer “the greatest martyr on earth. For everyone tortures and abuses it; few joyfully use it correctly for comfort.” In *Praying with Jesus: Getting to the Heart of the Lord’s Prayer*, pastor and *Core Christianity* radio host Adriel Sanchez seeks to rescue the beleaguered prayer by showing Christians how to find “not only the gospel, but the entirety of heavenly doctrine” in its petitions (2). […]
Gregory of Nazianzus on the Preaching of the Word: Part 1
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 330–390), one of the most celebrated theologians of the early church, really didn’t want to be a preacher. In fact, after being ordained against his will at Epiphany 362, he couldn’t get away fast enough. Naturally, by the time he made his way back to Nazianzus a few months later, his […]
Some Thoughts on the Scrupulous Self
I have struggled with assurance for pretty much the whole of my Christian life. When I became a Presbyterian, I took comfort in the belief that, as Westminster Confession, Chapter XIV puts it, “The grace of faith […] is the work of the Spirit of Christ” in my soul, not my work; and that a […]
The Doctrine of Regeneration and How It Comforts Believers
I’m not a very successful gardener, but I love spring. I’ve discovered that there are beauties to be found within the several-block radius my Basset Hound and I plod along daily. I love spotting Siberian squill, crocus, daffodil, forsythia, and magnolia trees in these mercurial late-March days of wind, timid sunshine, and the odd snow […]
Kristin Lavransdatter: A Protestant Appreciation (Part II)
In its second volume, The Wife, the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy takes an unexpected turn—to politics, of all things. Readers are caught up in Kristin’s husband’s involvement in a plot to depose a king, while being introduced to historical figures most will never hear about elsewhere, like Norway’s regent Erling Vidkunsson. I’ll admit that for a […]
