In much of Western Christianity, today is the feast of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329 – c. 389). In the East he is celebrated on other days and regarded much more highly: they call him “The Theologian.” I can’t overestimate how important Gregory is to me, though in truth I have read only a […]
The Holy Name of Jesus (via Heidelberg Catechism Q. 29)
It is January 1, the eighth day of Christmas. I suppose what comes to mind most quickly is the strange gift of “eight maids a milking.” (How on earth were they wrapped?) In the Anglican communion, and in some past periods for the Catholic Church, this is the day to remember “The Holy Name of […]
My First Year in Blogging: Top Posts of 2013
I’ve now been blogging for a year! I’m very grateful to you, dear readers, for your interest. The numbers stun me: Well over 10,000 page views Visitors from 72 countries Most from the USA of course but hundreds from New Zealand Canada the United Kingdom Germany Finland How I wish I could know how you […]
A Christmas Kind of Faith (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 36)
I don’t know if you have noticed, but we tend toward a Good Friday kind of faith. Even on Christmas. You see it in Christmas ornaments featuring crosses. It always strikes me most strongly when we sing the Appalachian Christmas Carol, “I Wonder as I Wander”: I wonder as I wander out under the sky, […]
The Secret to Living Comfortably in Stressful Times (Heidelberg Catechism Q. 1)
Christmas is a week away. The stress level is getting a tad high. We long for just a few comfortable moments. Actually living in comfort seems way out of reach. There is the front burner stuff: shopping wrapping, cooking, parties. Or maybe it is the opposite front burner stuff: no money to shop with nobody […]
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