All my adult life I have been a Presbyterian. As often as possible during that same adult life I have worshipped among the Orthodox. It has not been that often in the sheer number of occasions–some glorious opportunities to hear the Liturgy St. Vladimir’s Seminary when I was in seminary and graduate school; a smaller number of visits […]
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How to Organize Your Faith (Heidelberg Catechism Q24)
Shhh! A whole lot of Christians are quietly afraid that someday, someone will ask them about their faith. We need some outline points, like the pegs on a coat rack. No hooks and you just have a pile of stuff on the floor. Add a row of pegs and you can hang up a whole lot of stuff […]
What Is and Isn’t Reformed Theology? (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 23)
When I teach about Reformed theology, I often start by showing a pyramid of three layers. Like that one on the far end of the row of Queens Pyramids at Giza. Just picture the bottom layer a lot thicker. The big foundation layer is core Christian teachings — Things like our understanding of God — the […]
6 Key Things to Know About the Holy Spirit
A week ago was Pentecost. This week was Trinity Sunday. A great time to continue blogging about the Holy Spirit. It took a while for Christians to become clear that the Holy Spirit is really and truly God. Father? Check. Son? Check. Spirit? Some ambiguity — for centuries actually. Once that was clear, though, we joyfully proclaimed and […]
Saint Patrick of Ireland: Role Model for Real Christians
People are really into St. Patrick. Many wonders can be attributed to his celebration: Every year the water in the kids pool at our YMCA turns green in his honor. On his night the Irish bar across from my house draws an amazingly large attendance, no matter how cold it is. But his greatest modern miracle: […]
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