Month: December 2023

Cry Out to God in Affliction: “The Prayer of Faith” Day 1

Published by Trent Casto on December 4, 2023

James 5:13 instructs, “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.” Rather than wallowing in self-pity when we suffer, we should immediately bring our pain to God in prayer. Just as the Psalmist cried out to God from “the belly of Sheol” (Ps 30:3), so God wants us to cast…

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany” by Jonathan Gibson [Book Review]

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany” by Jonathan Gibson [Book Review]

Published by Trent Casto on December 2, 2023

Introduction I don’t know about you, but sometimes the most difficult thing for me to focus on during this season of the year is the actual reason for the season. Between children wrapping up school for the semester, fall sports coming to an end, travel to visit family, normal church…