I've written a number of articles and videos about specific holidays and seasons of the church year. In this article I put it all together,...
Understanding the Church Year
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Where Are We From? The Search for Roots
Our culture today suffers from liquid modernity, where mindsets and institutions dissolves all of the things on which we have historically built our...
What are Demons?
We frequently think of demons as fallen angels, but the biblical record is more complicated than that. This article surveys the biblical texts...
We’re at War, but Who is the Enemy?
The murders of Iryna Zarutska and Charlie Kirk are connected by more than politics. In this substack article I explore the spiritual dimensions at...
A World of Delight
In thinking about what it means to have a Christian worldview, I long ago realized that we have been living in a world that is...
The Image of God: Chapter 3
Since in Genesis 1, the description of humanity focuses entirely on the image of God, it follows that this is the most essential element of what it means to be human. But this in turn has implications well beyond dominion and stewardship. In particular, it provides the only real foundation for human dignity and human rights.
The Irish Church’s Major Innovation
The Irish church's major innovation, measured in terms of its impact on the larger Latin church, was its approach to penitence. Sin in the Early...
Celtic Christianity and Nature
In the previous post, I noted that scholars have been questioning whether there is such a thing as Celtic Christianity. They point out that there...
Passover and Holy Week
When we compare the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) to the Gospel of John, there seems to be a discrepancy about when exactly Passover...
Maundy Thursday
When we think about Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper, we quite naturally focus on the institution of the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper. But more...
Palm Sunday
There's a lot more going on in the Triumphal Entry than meets the eye. This video unpacks some of the layers of meaning hidden in the familiar story...
C.S. Lewis’s Spiritual Formation
One of the things I have been looking into lately has been C.S. Lewis’s spiritual formation. While those familiar with his biography will know about...
The Image of God: Chapter 2
Since in Genesis 1, the description of humanity focuses entirely on the image of God, it follows that this is the most essential element of what it means to be human. But this in turn has implications well beyond dominion and stewardship. In particular, it provides the only real foundation for human dignity and human rights.
Sola Scriptura and the Creed
So far in this series, we have talked about the reason for the Council of Nicaea and its decision affirmed in the Nicene Creed, Constantine’s role...
Enchantment Course – Teaser Video: Medieval Astronomy
How does the medieval view of astronomy influence our contemporary understanding of enchantment?