When we think about Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper, we quite naturally focus on the institution of the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper. But more...
Maundy Thursday
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Palm Sunday
There's a lot more going on in the Triumphal Entry than meets the eye. This video unpacks some of the layers of meaning hidden in the familiar story...
A Lenten Reflection
We are coming into Holy Week, the climax of Lent in the Western churches. In the Orthodox world, Great Lent ended on Friday; today is Lazarus...
A Divine Vision?
In the previous post, I looked at a Substack by Eugene Terekhin that argued that nations are based on a founding vision, and that when that vision...
The Collapse of Nations
If you are not familiar with Eugene Terekhin’s substack, you should be. He publishes invariably interesting short articles daily. Last week, one in...
St. Patrick’s Day
It is St. Patrick’s Day. I have been away for the last two weeks helping take care of a new grandchild and her sister, so I haven’t had much time to...
The Seven Penitential Psalms
In my previous post on Lent and the accompanying video, I focused on fasting and abstinence (“giving something up for Lent”) as central elements of...
Preparing for Lent
Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is in two days. Lent is the period of preparation for Holy Week and especially the celebration of Easter, but...
Apologetics and the Transcendentals
I’ve been thinking a lot about apologetics lately, particularly in terms of the best approaches to use today. For a variety of reasons, I am not...
Sola Scriptura and the Creed
So far in this series, we have talked about the reason for the Council of Nicaea and its decision affirmed in the Nicene Creed, Constantine’s role...
The Further Development of the Nicene Creed
In the first post in our series for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, I looked at the Arian controversy and the Council’s conclusion...
Constantine at Nicaea
There are a number of frankly bizarre conspiracy theories about the Council of Nicaea’s decision to affirm the deity of Christ, most of which...
Candlemas and the Coming of Spring
The beginning of February is an important time both in the church year and in traditional calendars. Biblical Foundations In the church year,...
1700 Years Ago …
This year is the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which met to settle the Arian controversy. These days, the Council itself seems to be...
Tales from the Perilous Realm
I have been a Tolkien fan since I first read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in 1976 just before heading to college. I reread them every break...