Pursuing Veritas

Reflections by Jacob J. Prahlow
  • Recommended Reading: August 19

    If you read one article this week, look at Doctrine is Inevitable by Samuel James. For those of you with additional reading time, check out the following suggestions, gathered from around the interwebs. Happy reading!

  • Recommended Reading: August 4

    If you read one article this week, engage The Great Commission Starts in Your Backyard by Noel Green Estes. For those of you with additional reading time weekend, check out the following selections, gathered from around the interwebs. Happy reading!

  • The Next Chapter: Rooftop Church

    I am excited to announce that I am joining the staff at Rooftop Church as Pastor of Church-Planting, effective today! Rooftop is a non-denominational, Bible-centered church committed to “making followers of Christ who make followers of Christ who make followers of Christ….” Located in Affton (a community in the St. Louis County metro area), Rooftop…

  • Recommended Reading: July 16

    If you read one article this week, engage Letter to an Aspiring Theologian by Kevin Vanhoozer. For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following suggestions, gathered from around the interwebs. Happy reading!

  • Recommended Reading: June 30

    If you read one article this week, check out How to Think about Patriotism by Wilfred McClay. For those of you with extra reading time this summer weekend, look at the following links, gathered from around the interwebs these past few weeks. Happy Reading!

  • Some Totally Subjective Pixar Movie Rankings

    In honor of The Incredibles 2 (and inspired by a post over at The Ringer), I decided to put together my totally subjective and completely biased rankings of Pixar’s twenty theatrically released films. Rankings are fun to do and fun to talk about, so here are mine.

  • Recommended Reading: June 16

    If you read one article this weekend, look at No Victory for Religious Liberty by Darel Paul. If you have more reading time, check out the following selections gathered from around the blogging world. Happy reading!

  • The Worrier’s Prayer

    I came across this prayer several weeks back, and while the emphasis is clearly humorous, don’t miss the larger point: how often do we pray in these ways to our Lord? Dear Lord, Help me to relax about insignificant details, beginning tomorrow at 7:41:23 a.m. EST. Help me to consider people’s feelings, even if most…

  • Recommended Reading: May 26

    If you read one article, reflect over The Amish Understand a Life-Changing Truth about Technology by Michael Coren. For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following suggestions, gathered (as always) from around the interwebs. Think I missed sharing something important? Let me know in a comment below. Happy reading!

  • The Non-Denominational Reformation

    Every 500 years or so in the history of the Christian church, a significant restructuring seems to take place. Around the year 500, a church council at Chalcedon published what most of Christendom calls the clearest explanation of orthodox Christology: Christ is one person with two natures. However, large swaths of Christians—the Oriental Orthodox (such…