Happy New Year! In the Church’s calendar the year kicks off with the commemoration of one of my favorite saints: Basil of Caesarea (c. 329-379). He was a fourth century archbishop in Asia Minor, one of the “Three Great Cappadocians” who were influential in the development of core Christian doctrine. He is often pictured as […]
Exploring Authentic Church
I have not blogged on the topic of Christian community for a long time. That doesn’t mean I’ve left the topic behind. In the last couple of years just about everything in my life has been in major transition. It has not been possible to keep every project rolling forward. I have a long-term book project […]
What Was Holy Saturday About?
Christ is risen! That really makes all the difference. Or at least we know that it should. My fellow Protestants, as I’ve noted before, have a hard time really focusing in on just how Christ’s resurrection makes the difference. We are so committed to preaching only “Christ and him crucified” that we find ourselves inextricably […]
Is Faith Simple? Should it Be? (Heidelberg Catechism Q60)
Question 60 is one of the unsung heroes of the Heidelberg Catechism (you know — that’s the summary of biblical Christianity from a Reformed perspective that I’ve been blogging on since it’s 450th anniversary in 2013). Maybe it’s better to say it’s one of the hinge points. You might argue it’s the culmination of the […]
Are You Righteous? (Heidelberg Catechism Q59)
I sometimes run this experiment in theology classes — classes mostly of Reformed Protestants aiming to be ministers. You might expect they would be fluent in Reformed theology. The experiment goes like this: I say, Raise your hand if you are righteous. How many hands do you think would be in the air? Zippo. And yet […]
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