Christian Spirituality | jeremy bouma

O God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. #PrayersForMyCity

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. #PrayersForMyCity

Grace and Hope: A 40-Day Devotional for Lent and Easter

by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return.” So begins the yearly Christian season known as Lent, a follow-up of sorts to the season of Advent. While during Advent we celebrate the various “comings” of Christ—first as a baby born to take away the sins of...

Are You Lenting This Year By Giving Up AND Adding? Here’s a 99¢ Prayerbook to Help!

by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality

For those Christians unfamiliar with the Church calendar this week we began the season of Lent, that penitential period of self-denial that prepares the believer for Holy Week leading to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. Accompanying this 40-days of purposeful...

An Election Day Reminder: Politicians Are People, Too

by Jeremy Bouma | American Culture, Christian Spirituality

A decade ago I had the unique privilege of serving our country, first as a congressional staffer, then as a pastor to politicians and their staff. In my unique role on Capitol Hill I got to know many different people: elephants and donkeys (the Democrat kind); men and...

The #1 Reason Why Millennial Christians Can’t Get Their Spiritual Stuff Together

by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality

I’m now a bi-weekly contributor to OnFaith, a sort of inter-faith dialogue webzine. Here is my first column. The other day I was browsing my Facebook newsfeed when I came across this article: “50 Reasons This Generation Can’t Get Its Sh*t Together And Actually...