God is Red: Zhang Yinxian and True Discipleship
Back when I was first trying to find good books about Christianity, I went to my local library and grabbed whatever was on the shelves. One of those books happened to be Liao Yiwu’s God is Red, a series of interviews with people who endured persecution in communist China around the time of the Cultural … Continue reading God is Red: Zhang Yinxian and True Discipleship
An Odd Mix of Joy and Sorrow: Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
A few weeks back, I wrapped up a class about hymns at the church. We looked back at how music was used in worship throughout the ages and looked at some particularly famous hymns along the way. If you’re interested in that kind of thing, we used the book Then Sings My Soul: Book 3 … Continue reading An Odd Mix of Joy and Sorrow: Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
Easter Sermons, Augustine of Canterbury, and the Procession to the King of Kent
I preached my first Easter sermon this past Sunday, which was delightful. I hadn’t had the privilege of preaching on a holiday before (at least, not one of the big ones). Now that it’s over, I’m reflecting on the occasion. There are so many guests at churches on Easter. A lot of them have pretty … Continue reading Easter Sermons, Augustine of Canterbury, and the Procession to the King of Kent
What Did Jesus Write in the Dirt in John 8:1-11? Big Name Theologians Weigh In
While poking around some different articles on the treatment of women in Leviticus, I stumbled across some wacky interpretations of what Jesus wrote in the sand in John 8:1-11. Let me refresh your memory on that passage (with a verse from chapter 7 to make sure we don’t start in the middle of a sentence): … Continue reading What Did Jesus Write in the Dirt in John 8:1-11? Big Name Theologians Weigh In
Heroes of Old… and Me! Jerome’s De Viris Illustribus
While I was doing a little more digging on Polycarp, I ran across an account of him in Jerome’s De Viris Illustribus (aka On Illustrious Men). According to Jerome, Polycarp was a student of the Apostle John, which delighted me to no end. What a neat little detail! The Biblical era is so often made … Continue reading Heroes of Old… and Me! Jerome’s De Viris Illustribus
Christian Resentment and the Good News of Martyrdom
I’ve been reading a fair few cultural critiques lately (C.S. Lewis, Philip Rieff, Charles Taylor, Andrew Root, and Rod Dreher). Each of these authors is trying to articulate what makes faith in the modern world challenging and the cultural forces that make conversion so unlikely for the average Westerner. And honestly? It’s been kind of … Continue reading Christian Resentment and the Good News of Martyrdom
Recovering the Sacred: C.S. Lewis, Philip Rieff, and the Cleveland Museum of Art
A while back I wrote about my visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art and my reaction to all of their Mary-oriented medieval art. Today, I want to think about the bigger journey that gallery was a part of. As I walked through the museum, it was wildly apparent that the artistic ideal of society … Continue reading Recovering the Sacred: C.S. Lewis, Philip Rieff, and the Cleveland Museum of Art
C.S. Lewis’s Nerdy Poetry: The Country of the Blind
Most of my experience with C.S. Lewis comes from those approachable classics that sit on many a Christian’s bookshelf: The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, A Grief Observed, The Great Divorce and a few others. Only recently have I started to see the more academic, professorial side of him. Books like The Discarded Image: An Introduction … Continue reading C.S. Lewis’s Nerdy Poetry: The Country of the Blind
No Story Left Untold: The Miracula of Engelhard of Langheim
In the long and decorated history of Christianity, there are a few figures that are especially well remembered: Augustine, Calvin, Wesley, Luther, Cranmer, Chrysostom, etc. These are the names on the “A-tier” of history. After all, they’re founding figures of whole denominations. Calvin’s systematic theology holds up Reformed thinking. Luther’s boldness brought about the advent of Protestantism. Chrysostom’s liturgy … Continue reading No Story Left Untold: The Miracula of Engelhard of Langheim
The History of Mary Veneration: A Protestant Perspective
My wife and I went to the Cleveland Museum of Art a few weeks ago. As a theology nerd, I went straight to the Christian art section hoping to have a little bit of a mini-retreat there in the gallery. Unfortunately for me, a MASSIVE portion of the art focused on Mary: And this one … Continue reading The History of Mary Veneration: A Protestant Perspective
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