This brief order may be used individually, by families, or by other small groups, either in person or by some form of digital connection. This text is available as a PDF download… read more

What are the “means of grace”? What does that phrase mean? The phrase “means of grace” isn’t unique to United Methodism—other Christian… read more

It can be fascinating to watch the way people of other cultures pray. In South Korea, I watched people pray out loud while they swayed and raised their hands. I watched Buddhists… read more

Judy Kincaid, pastor of Little Elk Creek Lutheran Church in Menomonie, Wisconsin, once asked her children what they wanted to be when they grow up. Her ten year old son said that… read more

Many have noted that what we call “contemporary” worship isn’t so contemporary anymore. It’s a feature of the “attractional” model of church… read more

My goal is to show that when “Praying’s the end of preaching,” prayer is not an escape from the terrifying realities of here and now to a privatized piety, but… read more