The Church

We never graduate from the gospel, but I think sometimes we try to do so. We pursue theological knowledge and sift through Scripture that defends our latest point or that speaks to our current [...]

Those Who Deny Jesus  Lately, I have found myself reflecting on the person of Simon Peter in the Gospels. Peter himself, at Jesus’ most dire moment, claimed “I do not know him” (Luke 22:57) for [...]

That I might know Him and the power of His resurrection -Philippians 3: 10 It is the season of Advent again, and with this comes the busyness of Christmas time. This means long lists of gifts to [...]

One of the things that I decided to do during Advent this season is to read through the Jesus Storybook Bible advent reading plan. This has been so sweet because it has reminded how extensive the [...]

Liturgy is the way we learn to put on Christ. -James K.A. Smith What is Liturgy?  While this may be a simplistic definition, we can think of liturgy as any sort of routine that shapes our hearts. [...]

Catechesis is Inevitable We are always being catechized. The world is feeding us questions and answers all the time. We are swimming in questions as simple as, “What should you eat for lunch?” [...]

We frequently ponder the theological brilliance of the Puritans. There remains something spiritually satisfying and intellectually stimulating in their writings. The discourse of brilliant minds, [...]

If you’ve been around the church much at all, you will not be surprised to hear that Christians have an obligation and responsibility to tell the world about what God has done through Jesus [...]

Within the history of the Church, various mysteries and practices in Scripture have become considered what we call “sacraments.” Different traditions have claimed that different types of [...]

In the eyes of the Puritan New England majority, theology translated best into all areas of life. As we have previously asserted, the Calvinistic tendencies of Puritanism created a number of [...]