Loving God with All Our Minds
Ian Paul’s post, “What does it mean to ‘love God with your mind’?” is really very good and deserves a careful and thoughtful read. Here’s a quote from one of my favorite books in this space: The believer is a critical adventurer, taking rationally responsible risks. If he or sheRead More
Anglican Confirmation: An Offering
The number 1 reason to be Anglican? “You get to be both Catholic and Protestant.” Michael Bird Cute! At least, I thought it was. If you know Michael Bird, you get it. If you don’t, you should … know Michael Bird. The following outline frames a confirmation class I hadRead More
Liturgical Calendar
The simplicity of this video shows the beauty in the liturgical calendar. Promoting a rhythm for spiritual formation, the calendar portrays the story of God for the people of God. (video source) See also Scot McKnight’s post on the importance of the liturgical calendar.Read More
What Is the Gospel?
Wherever the Christian faith is spoken or expressed, there are a core set of beliefs, a foundation on which all other beliefs stand or fall. That core is the gospel message. Despite the number of times this message is heard, there is a beauty and deep attraction that endears theRead More
Carmen Imes on the Imago Dei
Carmen Imes and Dru Johnson discuss what the imago Dei (image of God) is and is not. Speaking especially from the text of Genesis, some important insights are made. This is an excellent primer to Carmen’s upcoming release, Being God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters. The podcast also sheds lightRead More
Headship in Ephesians 5: A Deeper Dive
This is a guest post by Christy Hemphill on how complementarians misuse Ephesians 5 and utilize/sexualize the household code. Ephesians 5 is a hot topic at the moment, thanks to the controversy over a book excerpt posted and then removed from The Gospel Coalition website on March 1. As a woman whoRead More
Adonis Vidu on God as Creator, the Trinity, and the Family
This is just wonderful! After reading Vidu’s The Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology, I quickly became a fan. His insights and depth of study on the doctrine of God are unparalleled as he is breaking new ground in philosophical and dogmatic theology. Adonis ViduRead More
Trinitarian Dogmatics
Of all the books and journal articles I’ve read on the Trinity, Trinitarian Dogmatics: Exploring the Grammar of the Christian Doctrine of God has helped my understanding the most. It covers a great deal of ground and fills many gaps that I’ve had when thinking critically about the triunity ofRead More
Women and the Gender of God
A few months back I listened to a podcast hosted by Lynn Cohick featuring Amy Peeler about the release of Women and the Gender of God. I found her thesis compelling, so I ordered the book and read it when it became available. Numerous curiosities were raised for me as I listened to the podcast. InRead More
God’s Provision, Humanity’s Need
God’s Provision, Humanity’s Need: The Gift of Our Dependence offers a fresh and insightful proposal for what it means to be human. With the tools of analytic theology and philosophy, Christa McKirland establishes and unpacks the thesis that all humans have a fundamental need for a second-personal relationship with God. While the notion of “need”Read More
“I” or “We”
Each Sunday after church we gather in the narthex to socialize a bit. A congregant turned to our rector and asked, “Why the change in the Apostles’ Creed from the ‘I’ believe to the ‘We’ believe?” It was a really good question and I could not help but recall BenRead More
