By Peter Marty, Christian Century, June 21, 2017, page 3. I was visiting a historic church some years ago and picked up a short history of the congregation. I learned that …
Being Startled by the Gospel
My friend, Mark Love, posted this on his blog, www.dei-iberations.com. The thesis of the article is that the gospel when considered in its totality is startling. It is not, as …
The Lord’s Prayer as a Model for Your Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer is an excellent model for building your own prayer life. It may be used in numerous ways to organize your petitions to Our Father. It’s importance is …
A Short Review of Baptism
This study guide is for the purpose of giving a short overview of what the New Testament says about baptism. Read each passage and answer the questions. You will have …
Teaching Calvin in California by Jonathan Sheehan
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/opinion/teaching-calvin-in-california.html?_r=0 BERKELEY, Calif. — We spend a great deal of time worrying about theology these days. From extremist violence to the American culture wars, the theological imagination can feel …
Instead of the Sinner’s Prayer
I’ve been asked more than once What do you say, then, when you are calling people to … here the words matter but I don’t want to parse them at …
Walking in Wisdom
The Ancients were preoccupied with wisdom and talked about it as an important part of their lives. In the point of view of the writers of Proverbs there are only …
A judge sentenced a veteran to 24 hours in jail, then joined him behind bars
By YANAN WANG Washington Post, April 22, 2016 Sgt. Joseph Serna went through a lot during 4 combat tours in Afghanistan He’s been fighting to stay sober since returning from active …
The T.U.L.I.P. of Calvinism
The doctrine of Calvinism was first given shape and expression by John Calvin in the 1500’s and was later formalized by the Council of Dort in 1618-1619. This article briefly …
Greek Philosophy and Christian Faith
On Sunday, 3/6, we began a two-lesson series with the theme of why Easter is important. We are looking at the way that God has engaged evil, and rather than …