Last month we introduced a little booklet written by Martin Luther for his friend and barber, Peter Beskendorf. The booklet is titled simply, How One Should Pray, for Master Peter the Barber. Luther presents prayer as a discipline – as … (read more)
In 1535, an old friend of Martin Luther – his barber, in fact, a man named Peter Beskendorf – asked Luther for counsel concerning prayer. How could he deepen his prayer life? How could he pray effectively, and keep things … (read more)
It is sometimes said that you can travel the world over “on your knees” – as in, “If you can’t get to the nations on your own two feet, you can surely get there on your knees.” The imagery is, … (read more)
In this wonderful season of the year, one of my favorite characters is Simeon (cf. Luke 2:22-35). I love this old man. The rhythm of his life, it seems to me, captures the rhythm of the season, as it flows … (read more)
On the way to the office earlier this week, while listening to the radio, I heard report of an interesting study in human psychology. The study examined our innate sense of directionality – or, as it turns out, our utter … (read more)
Like many of you, I am sure, I have been mesmerized by the stories emerging from “Camp Hope” in the mountains of Chile over the past few weeks. The entire world, it seems, has followed these dramatic events. You may … (read more)
I am thinking to invent a new missiological subspecialty. I propose calling it “The Equestrian Assisted Missiology” – TEAM, for short. (Missiologists are fond of acronyms.) The idea occurred to me while reading through the Book of Zechariah, once again … (read more)
Let me introduce you to a little English word, somewhat creepy in contemporary connotation, yet with a wonderful theological backdrop in its Latin original. Larva. You know what larvae are. (And you are probably thinking of something creepy.) “Larva” (pl., … (read more)
This summer, off and on, I have been following The World Cup – the most popular and engaging sport in the history of the human race, I am sure. Maybe you have been following The Cup, too. If you have, … (read more)
One hundred years ago this summer – in June of 1910 – more than 1200 mission leaders from around the world gathered in Edinburgh to evaluate the progress of world missions and to chart their way into the future. The … (read more)