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...
Medieval Advent and Christmas Traditions
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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...
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...
Lessons from Lewis: Revisiting The Medieval Model
A third lesson from C.S. Lewis (see lessons one and two here and here) from my time at Oxford with my Pugcast cronies involves The Discarded Image,...
Churchill Wasn’t the Bad Guy
Last week’s online controversy was the interview with Darryl Cooper, whom host Tucker Carlson called “(maybe) the best and most honest popular...
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 1
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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...
The Ascension
The Ascension of Christ is often ignored by Christians, who frequently focus on Easter and...
“Poetry” with Glenn Sunshine – Reflections Ministries
https://youtu.be/TGgh2y0i4U0?si=vzjk4MLz_XpTpYGc Join Dr. Ken Boa and Glenn Sunshine for a reflective journey into the world of poetry, with a focus...
Celtic Christianity Reading List
Since my short video on St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity and my article The Story of the Celtic Cross, several people have contacted me for a...
St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity
The story of St. Patrick and the transformation of pagan Irish culture into "the Island of Saints and...
The Story of the Celtic Cross
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm reposting an article on the Celtic Cross that I wrote years ago that is no...