December 17: These are based on the O Antiphons, traditionally said during church services from December 17 to December 23; they are also the basis...
Advent Devotional: December 17
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Equipping the Saints for Trouble
Pastors need to prepare their people for opposition to practicing their faith in the public square and to support people who are persecuted or oppressed.
Gratuitous Beauty
The picture attached to this post is of a sunset taken through a frozen waterfall in Michigan by Jake Trost (www.jaketrostphoto.com). It is as...
A Prayer for America
Lord, this is a dark and dangerous time for our country. Our politics is full of hate, and it is spilling over in how we think of and treat each...
Webinar: What Happened to Evangelicalism?
Evangelicalism began nearly 300 years ago and had roots reaching back even earlier. Today, we are living through its collapse. Class divisions among...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Jesus tells us that peacemakers are blessed. Peace in the Bible is not a negative, the absence of hostilities, but rather a positive that includes...
Lenten Reflections
Lent is a period of 40 days preceding the celebration of Christ’s Passion. The word itself in English comes from an Old English word for Spring,...
The Reformation and the Sacraments
On this, the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, a great many of the discussions focus on the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” a...
The Gospel and the Greeks
The gods of Greece and Rome were anything but benevolent. The gods were envisioned as the supreme authorities over different areas of life. Whenever...
Refugees and the Bible
There is a lot of discussion among Christians currently about immigration policy and the Bible. Mostly, this discussion has focused on either the...
More than we can ask or imagine
When Christians talk about the Incarnation, they rightly focus on God’s love for us which is so great that He was willing become human Himself,...
Death at Christmas
Christmas is a time when families get together, when celebrations are held and memories made. But it is also a time when the loss of family members...
Tour Announcement: Celtic Christianity from Patrick to the Reformation
I will be leading a tour in Ireland and Scotland this summer focused on the origins and growth of Celtic Christianity and its impact on history. For...
The Heavens declare the glory of God
Take 3 and a half minutes to watch the video. It is trip through part of the highest resolution photo of the Andromeda galaxy yet taken.
Theology Pub – November 2016
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