Thanksgiving is coming next week! I love having a day that almost requires me to say “Thank you!” to God and to people around me. I want my whole life to focus on giving thanks. What does a thankful life look like? If you have been here before you know that I often post about […]
The 10 Best Pieces of Advice You’ll Get Today! (Heidelberg Catechism, Q92)
A long time ago I heard a speaker (I think it was Steve Hayner) quote a big survey of college students. Most agreed that the Ten Commandments were very important as a guide to life and ethics. Most could not remember just exactly what all ten commandments were. Oops. I was writing earlier this week about […]
A Prayer for Timothy Matthew Slemmons
Last night at UDTS we installed my friend and colleague, the Rev. Dr. Timothy Matthew Slemmons, as Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship. I was honored to be asked to offer a prayer in the service. I thought I would share it with you, especially since many of you who know him could not be […]
Remember Your Baptism? What About It? (Heidelberg Catechism, Q71)
On many Sundays I find pastors telling me “Remember your baptism!” Sometimes water is poured into the font. Sometimes there is a bit of liturgy. But what do we remember, really? I hang around Presbyterian churches. Most of the people around me were baptized as infants. How many secretly respond Nope! Can’t remember a thing about it.” Even […]
St. Jerome, the Complicated Christian
Today the Western Church commemorates St. Jerome (c. 347-420). What a complicated fellow. First passionate about secular literature, he gave it up to be a scholar of the Bible and a leader in the ascetic life. Absolutely counter-cultural — but maybe this Doctor of the Church still has things to teach us. He was controversial […]
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