Category Archives: communion

A Plea For Gathering Together In Time, or, Disconnected

The rumbles have already begun, between churches and states, churches and churches, church members and other church members. There has been no Olly, Olly oxen free opening all churches of all sizes in all jurisdictions. There has been increasing impatience … Continue reading

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We Believe- The Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 28 We must be the bride of Christ. When God the Holy Spirit gives us a metaphor, we do Him a disservice in reducing it down to a mere metaphor. When He describes the church as the bride of … Continue reading

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Conquering the World

Thomas Aquinas was a great gift to the church. He stands among the greatest minds the world has ever known. Which doesn’t mean, of course, that he did not have his flaws. One of which goes to the heart of … Continue reading

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Stone of Destiny; #Jesustoo and More…

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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The Wrath of God, The Peace of God and a Hero

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Magic of Music

CS Lewis, in his trenchant essay, Myth Made Fact makes much of the fact that our hearts and minds tend to be binary. That is, the more clearly we are thinking the less powerfully we are feeling, while the more … Continue reading

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Peace in the Valley

There is not just a valley but a deep chasm that separates what we know and what we feel. David, a soul so profoundly attuned to God’s own Spirit that God called him a man after His own heart, who … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 25 We must practice catholicity, not ecumenicity. The prayer of a righteous man avails much, the Scripture tells us (James 5:16). We know in turn that Jesus was the only righteous man. If we want to know what will … Continue reading

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Our Prideful Humility, or Inheriting the Wind

Tim Keller’s excellent The Prodigal God not only potently draws our attention to the oft-missed second half, the story of the elder brother, but it potently answers a question I have long struggled with. What are the implications of the … Continue reading

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