Browne: Exposition of the 39 ArticlesExposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Introduction Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 1) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 2) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article II Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article III Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article…
Above our house an ancient maple spreads Its branches wide to shade in shadow all That falls below: Perennials in reds And blues and, wearing muted greens, a small But stubborn bed of hostas which we’ve done Our careless best to kill through sad neglect. A hum of bees floats lazy in the sun. Loud…
A debate currently rages about when evangelicals took up their pro-life position on abortion. The ‘when’ matters in part for how it might answer ‘why’ they did so. Thus, a number of pro-choice advocates have accused evangelicals of only opposing abortion in the period after Roe v. Wade and as a backlash to women’s rights….
Being Human in a Technological Age: Rethinking Theological Anthropology. Edited by Steven C. Van Den Heuvel. Leuven: Peeters Publishers, 2020. 274 pp. $70 (paper). What does it mean to be a technologically advanced human? Building on an ancient question: “what does it mean to be human?” the authors of Being Human in a Technological…
Last week I served as a voting delegate to the annual synod and missions conference of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. The diocesan bishop, The Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs, addressed the delegates as he does every year. This year Bishop Dobbs’s pastoral address made somewhat of a stir. Author Rod Dreher was present…
Browne: Exposition of the 39 ArticlesExposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Introduction Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 1) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 2) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article II Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article III Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article…
A few months ago, with a measure of frustration, I observed a social media debate between two Anglicans, one of whom is a staunch Calvinist, and one of whom is a staunch Arminian. As is typical in such debates, the main issue was whether or not one could every truly know if one is saved….
Browne: Exposition of the 39 ArticlesExposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Introduction Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 1) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article I (Part 2) Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article II Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article III Exposition of the Thirty-nine Articles – Article…
“Take the picture of my mother, exhibited as an ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black.’ To me it is interesting as a picture of my mother; but what can or ought the public to care about the identity of the portrait?” – James McNeill Whistler The pages of the history of art open to Whistler’s Mother….
One of the hallmarks of many “nondenominational” denominations within the United States and Great Britain is the eschewing of any manner of distinctive clerical uniform or vesture when ordained ministers lead Christian worship. The rationale behind these abstentions is that such clothing sets the minister “apart from the people,” smacking of clericalism, unduly calling attention…