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”
Tag Archives: Denominations
How I View Martin Luther
Last Friday, Conciliar Post hosted a Round Table discussion on Martin Luther. I would encourage you go click on over there and peruse the reflections on how Christians from a variety of denominations view the “first” Reformer. My response to this Round Table is as follows: My perception of Luther arises from many experiences withContinue reading “How I View Martin Luther”
Church Search Update (May 2015)
I have been meaning to write this post for some time now, at least since early December of last year and certainly since mid-January of this year. As many readers know, my wife (Hayley) and I have been undergoing a Church Search for nearly two years now. This post is intended to a) provide anyoneContinue reading “Church Search Update (May 2015)”
Living Conciliarly
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”–Stephen R. Covey I have forgotten where I first saw that quote, but I do remember that I was immediately impressed with its accurate assessment of contemporary culture and discourse. How often do we listen, discuss, or read withContinue reading “Living Conciliarly”
Archive: Church Visits
Below are links to the various churches we have visited as part of our Church Search. Evangelical Lutheran Church in American United Methodist Church Moravian Church Southern Baptist Convention Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Presbyterian Church in America Progressive Baptist Assemblies of God Episcopal Church Church Online United Church of Christ Church of God Roman CatholicContinue reading “Archive: Church Visits”
Archive: Searching and Blogging Our Church Search
How Do We Do This Church Search Thing? The question we have been asked the most up until this point is how exactly we are going to undertake our Church Search. This is a very good question. As previously noted, since we are beginning our search with very broad parameters, we are expect to attendContinue reading “Archive: Searching and Blogging Our Church Search”
Archive: Denominations and Topics
Denominations We Are Visiting Obviously the candidates that we are considering for this Church Search will go a long way in determining where we eventually end up. While we are fairly certain of the general area that we will end up, in attempt to learn about and experience the great diversity of the People ofContinue reading “Archive: Denominations and Topics”
Pursuing Veritas 