This summer, I will be leading a historical tour of Ireland. The tour, which will include both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, will...
Historical Tour of Ireland
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
In American culture, we think of the Christmas season as the time leading up to Christmas. Christmas celebrations frequently last only a few days,...
Victorian and Modern Advent and Christmas Traditions
In the previous post, I looked at two Advent and Christmas traditions with roots in the Middle Ages, crèches and caroling. There are others, of...
Medieval Advent and Christmas Traditions
Advent is my favorite season of the church year. It makes me feel connected to the past in ways that other times of the year do not. As a historian...
The Meaning in Cathedrals
When I got the news about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris back in 2019, I felt much the same way I did on 9/11. I lived for a time in...
Now Thank We All Our God
In honor of Thanksgiving, today's post is a chapter from 32 Christians who Changed their World about Martin...
Sacral Community in a World in Crisis – Reformation Celebration 2024
Coram Deo Church hosted the 2024 Reformation Celebration on November 3rd in Bremerton, Washington.
Samhain and Halloween
At about this time of year, we regularly see lots of arguments about why Christians shouldn’t celebrate Halloween. Some say that it’s a...
A Pugcast Pilgrimage: Lewis, Oxford, and Our Postmodern Age
Follow C.R. Wiley, Glenn Sunshine, and Dr. Thomas Price as they travel to the home turf of Lewis, Tolkien, and the Inklings. The Pugcast crew...
What Happened in the Atonement?
Theologians have offered a variety of theories about the nature of salvation and what happened in the Atonement. Early Theories One of the earliest...
Standing, Kneeling, and Sitting: Postures for Prayer
Prayer in the Bible In the Bible, people prayed using several postures, most of which we do not use today. In...
The Need for Pastoral Accountability
Recent church scandals involving prominent leaders in the Reformed and Charismatic worlds join a long and depressing list of pastors and ministry...
Remembering St. Augustine of Hippo
On August 28, 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died. Perhaps the most important father of the early Church, Augustine’s writings shaped Western theology...
Sacred City Church – Slaying Leviathan Conference: Session 2
Listen to Podcast: https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slaying-leviathan-session-2/id1358843483?i=1000657026029 Watch Video:...
Christ and the Feasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoQ6M8uYLOc The Feasts of the Old Testament are intimately connected to key events in Jesus' life and the founding...