Can I pray to Jesus or the Holy Spirit?
Here at WRC, we’re beginning a series in the Lord’s Prayer. Each week in our “Catechism Service” (sort of like a Sunday School class), we will consider a different part of it. Not only did Jesus command us to pray this prayer (“When you pray, say, ‘Father…’” Luke 11:2), He also commanded us to use […]
Why is worship such a “one-man show”?
One phenomenon we are continuing to experience, which has been identified by Nathan Hatch in The Democratization of American Christianity, is that our view of church ministers has changed within our American environment, where we have placed such a high value on the equality of all. We have sought to ensure that abuses of clerical […]
Cyprian: A Prayer Before Considering “I Believe in the Holy Spirit”
In our Sunday School (aka “Catechism”) Service, we are working through the basic doctrines of the Christian faith. These doctrines are derived from the Bible and organized for us in the Heidelberg Catechism. When this catechism was written, it was divided into 52 sections, in order that ministers could teach it to their congregations throughout […]
