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November 2012

November 07, 2012

Ronald Grimes – A path to evaluating ritual and the litugy

Ronald Grimes, noted ritual theorist, has been one of the more formative voices in my...

November 06, 2012

Podcast Episode 3 – Prometheus and Space Jesus

This last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast talked...

November 01, 2012

My New Book: How The First Christians Changed Dying

Today I am very excited to make an announcement! Earlier this year I finished writing a book. I thought about...

November 01, 2012

Remembering the Radical Missiology of The Second Vatican Council, 50 Years Later

At it’s core, the Church is a living thing, “vivified” by Christ (Lumen Gentium, 8)....

October 2012

October 19, 2012

“It All Turns on Affection” – Wendell Berry

October 16, 2012

Episode 2 – Oh the Humanity!

This week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast talked about...

October 13, 2012

Podcast: Episode 1 – Divinity

This last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast recordred our first...

October 09, 2012

My New Podcast: Crossed Purposes

I have a new podcast that I am doing on culture and theology. It's a...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

The Disappointment of Religion – Fr. Stephen Freeman

This is a guest post by Fr. Stephen Freeman, an Orthodox (OCA) priest. You can read...

August 25, 2012

Teachings of the Early Church Fathers on Poverty & Wealth

I got this compilation from Savas Zembillas. Thanks!You are not making a gift of your possession to the...

August 23, 2012

On the Development of Christian Doctrine

Why doesn't the term "trinity" appear in the Bible? This video seeks to explain how...

August 22, 2012

The Laws of Liturgy?

Are you interested in figuring out where the Liturgy came from? Well below I have...

August 10, 2012

Quotes and Questions from ‘A Grief Observed’

I recently read A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. Most people have encountered C.S. Lewis...

August 10, 2012

Heliocentrism

This image shows how we see the orbit of Mars from earth. As you probably...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

The Nature of Christian Scholarship

I thought there were some interesting thoughts being discussed here. Do you think these fellows...

July 12, 2012

What is the Church?

June 2012

June 01, 2012

Why do Christians use images in worship?

This video is in response to a Youtube comment which asks "Why do you show...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Where do you find the Apostles Creed in the Bible?

The Apostles Creed has been a part of the church in the West for a...

May 29, 2012

10 Reasons I Pray the Rosary

Here is a video I made in response to a question from my friend Ryan Mahoney.

May 08, 2012

Book Review: Holy Listening

Have you ever felt isolated from your own story? Do you go through days without...

May 07, 2012

Why were Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes put in the Bible?

Some people ask why the compilers of the biblical canon were right in including Ecclesiastes...

May 01, 2012

Perplexing Proverbs

The book of proverbs is a deeply loved, and also deeply complicated book of the...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Job vs Proverbs

The books of Job and Proverbs probably were completed around the same time. Both of...

April 30, 2012

St. Cyprian to the rich

The following quote comes from "On the Dress of Virgins" by St. Cyprian. It discusses...

April 28, 2012

Are you hearing the Gospel in surround sound?

I found the lecture presented in the video below to be pretty good. Basically Tom...

April 27, 2012

Are Lutherans Really First Century Catholics?

So fellow Chicago-land pastor, Jonathan Fisk posted this video today. In it he argues that...

April 27, 2012

Dissecting the Great Commission

This is a great little diagram that maps out the great commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and...

April 27, 2012

My Life with the Saints

One of the great tragedies of the reformation is the loss of history within the...

April 26, 2012

St. Thérèse: The Story of a Soul

Yesterday I posted about how I need spiritual classics to help me see a God...

April 25, 2012

The Virtue of the Antiquated

For much of my Christian life I have suffered from having a limited perspective. Most...