Protestantism is all about the Cross. In my Protestant world, everyone seems to focus on the Cross all the time. It is all about the Cross, especially in the Evangelical segments. After all, the Cross of Christ is arguably the crucial event in the history of salvation. (There are other events that could also make […]
Does the Ascension Divide Christ’s Natures? (Heidelberg Catechism Q48)
Questions You May Not Have Thought Of People often think theologians are busy thinking up answers to questions that people don’t really care about. I bet you’ve heard that, in the Middle Ages, scholastic theologians spent their time debating how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. People believe this is true. It is our stereotype […]
Looking into the Gap: The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
If I were to pick one item of teaching or practice that best marks the distinction between Protestants and the more ancient traditions of Christianity it would have to be Jesus’ mom. She’s huge to both Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Protestants? Not so much. Not too long ago I heard a Protestant sermon in which […]
Why Proclaim that Christ Ascended? (Heidelberg Catechism Q46)
One traditional Christian teaching that many today simply ignore is Christ’s “Ascension.” Why proclaim that Christ ascended into heaven? One answer is that it is simply biblical. You find it at the end of both Mark and Luke, but Acts 1 is the version that sticks in our collective memory. The risen Christ has just […]
Sex Addict Finds Recovery in Christ: St. Mary of Egypt
Little Girl Lost Sometimes being a bit rebellious tips over into deeper trouble. A 12-year-old girl, Mary, just on the cusp of young womanhood, ran away. This was not the tantrum that leads a kid to hide in the woods through dinner to punish her parents. Mary found her way to the big city. She fell […]
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