Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – A (I Hope) Friendly Review

Aimee Byrd, for those who are unfamiliar, is a popular blogger, podcaster, conference speaker, and writer. She is a member in good standing in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and has recently published a book titled Recovering from Biblical manhood and Womanhood. Before I get into my review here I want to lay my cards on… Continue reading Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – A (I Hope) Friendly Review

The Intercession of the Saints in the Early Church Debunked: Shepherd of Hermas

A friend of mine passed along a link to a florilegium listing on churchfathers.org. For those who do not know, a florilegium is a list of excerpts from a variety of writers, usually surrounding a particular topic. Now, florilegia have been used since the medieval era to make patristic figures say what they aren’t saying. This… Continue reading The Intercession of the Saints in the Early Church Debunked: Shepherd of Hermas

John 1:1

The Word was. Before all things, in eternity past. The Word existed. If the Word was there in the beginning, he existed before the beginning. Such is the unfathomable, ineffable existence of the Word.

All the more as you see the Day drawing near

From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, God appointed the seventh day of the week to be the weekly sabbath; and the first day of the week ever since, to continue to the end of the world, which is the Christian sabbath. Westminster Shorter Catechism, 59 There are two things which… Continue reading All the more as you see the Day drawing near

Deum docet

Without a God to be the subject of our theology… there would be no theology to study. Without a God to be the subject of our theology, there would be no student to study theology.

theologia a Deo docetur

Today we come to the final part of our short series on the scholastic Christian axiom theologia a Deo docetur, Deum docet, et ad Deum ducit. When translated, this phrase means “Theology is taught by God, teaches God, and leads to God.” More or less, this phrase encapsulates the theological discipline called prolegomena. Prolegomena is… Continue reading theologia a Deo docetur

et ad Deum Ducit

If our theological pursuits do not yield the practical outcome of doxological joy, then we have missed the point. This would be akin to learning everything you can about a woman, and never asking her out on a date.

The Christian Memorial Day

Every year in the United States of America, on the last Monday of May, American’s pause to reflect on and remember the lives of those who have given their lives in the line of military duty. It is intended to be a day of ceremony, symbolism, and somber reflection on the cost that many have… Continue reading The Christian Memorial Day