Recent church scandals involving prominent leaders in the Reformed and Charismatic worlds join a long and depressing list of pastors and ministry...
The Need for Pastoral Accountability
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Some Thoughts on Baptism
When Protestants (and I’m including Baptists in this category) talk about baptism, they usually focus on...
Remembering St. Augustine of Hippo
On August 28, 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died. Perhaps the most important father of the early Church, Augustine’s writings shaped Western theology...
Christ and the Feasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoQ6M8uYLOc The Feasts of the Old Testament are intimately connected to key events in Jesus' life and the founding...
Intellectual Bend Podcast: Discipleship and Advancing God’s Kingdom
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1x9pPb1efEeDKFtC04TfMX?si=NnFmZSD_QdKQE5PtsNfXaQ Dr. Glenn Sunshine lectured on how God's Kingdom is advancing in...
Celtic Christianity Reading List
Since my short video on St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity and my article The Story of the Celtic Cross, several people have contacted me for a...
The Sacramental World
We live in a sacramental world. St. Augustine defined a sacrament as “a visible sign of an invisible grace.” In other words, it is an outward sign...
A Brief Introduction to Fasting
Fasting is a spiritual discipline that was practiced by Jesus and early Christians and that today is practiced in many places around the world today...
A Brief Introduction to Fasting
Fasting is a spiritual discipline that was practiced by Jesus and early Christians and that today is practiced in many places around the world today...
The Believer’s Three Callings, Part 1
When evangelical Christians think about God’s purpose for the church and for their lives, they often think almost entirely in terms of evangelism....
The Believer’s Three Callings, Part 2
In the previous article, I argued that a fully-formed biblical worldview recognizes three callings on the life of the believer: the Great...
The Believer’s Three Callings, Part 3
Dominion in Proper Context In the previous articles in this series, I discussed the Great Commandment and the Great Commission and argued that these...
Advent Devotional: December 23
December 23: These are based on the O Antiphons, traditionally said during church services from December 17 to December 23; they are also the basis...
On this special Thanksgiving episode, we are joined by historian Glenn Sunshine, who takes us back to Plymouth where 4 of the original 18 women on...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Jesus tells us that peacemakers are blessed. Peace in the Bible is not a negative, the absence of hostilities, but rather a positive that includes...