Talking about Mary can feel dangerous, especially if you are a Protestant who adheres to Protestant orthodoxy. Sure, we sing about Mary at Christmas, feel her pain on Good Friday, and maybe even read a little about her in the gospels. But for most American Protestants, almost any other interaction with Mary is borderline Catholic.Continue reading “A Protestant Thinks About the Blessed Virgin Mary”
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Recommended Reading: September 29
If you read one article this week, engage The Long Theological Shadow by John Ehrett. For those of you with additional reading time, check out the following selections, gathered from around the blogging world. Happy reading!
Recommended Reading: September 1
If you read one article this week, engage Leadership and Suicide: When Ending It Seems Like the Only Way Out by Carey Nieuwhof For those of you with additional reading time this fine September (!) day, check out the following selections gathered from around the blogging world. Happy reading!
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!
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 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!
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 (suchContinue reading “The Non-Denominational Reformation”
Sermon-less Church: A Thought Experiment
“If you took away the sermon from your worship service, what sort of theology could you construct from what remains?” Sometime back, a Facebook friend shared this quote from Pastor Mark Jones and it got me thinking. What would a sermon-less church service look like? What messages and theology would it convey? Would we attend?Continue reading “Sermon-less Church: A Thought Experiment”
Pursuing Veritas 