Origins of the Creed
If you were a Christian living in the great port city of Alexandria, Egypt in the year 320, your life would likely be full of excitement. Less than 10 years before, the great Emperor Constantine had defeated his enemies, ended…
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Worship That Smells: Calvin on Genesis 8
Noah’s first deed upon exiting the ark — at least as recorded in Scripture — was to build an altar and offer unto God sacrifices. He did this from the “clean” animals and birds which had accompanied him and his…
Known by His Works
Editor’s Note: This is the second part in a series on the relationship between education and fatherhood. Read part one here, and watch for more in the weeks ahead! As mentioned in my last post, education means shaping and filling,…
Trusting the Good News in the Age of Fake News
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Trusting the Good News in the Age of Fake News
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Trusting the Good News in the Age of Fake News
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Ain’t Just Putting On the Ritz
Only a few days after Josh Harris told Instagram that he is no longer a Christian, Marty Sampson similarly announced that he is “genuinely losing [his] faith.” To briefly summarize, the former Hillsong United lead singer is apparently the first person…
When to Speak Out? A Pastor’s Engagement with Current Issues
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. . . .a time to keep silence, and a time to speak. (Ecclesiastes 3:1,7) A pastoral colleague recently bemoaned, “It feels like I get hammered if I…
Keeping Desire and Temptation in Their Place
In the history of theological debate, one of the most important steps towards doctrinal clarity involves getting the terminology right. The ancient church sorted through the Trinitarian debate by clarifying the distinction between “essence” and “person.” Likewise, the Reformation haggled…
Education and Fatherhood
Editor’s Note: This is the first part in a series on the relationship between education and fatherhood. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for part two! “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” — George Herbert “I write not…