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December 2012

December 23, 2012

My Advent / Christmas Traditions

Today marks the beginning of the last week of Advent the time of year that where the church...

December 23, 2012

Review: The Hobbit

The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI first encountred the Hobit as...

December 22, 2012

Podcast Episode 9 – The End of the world edition

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

December 21, 2012

Podcast: Episode 8 – Horror and the Gospel

Last last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast finally got around...

December 13, 2012

Review: You Got To Be Kidding

You Got To Be Kidding by Joe Wenke My rating: 1 of 5 stars So...

December 11, 2012

20 Alternatives to “Christian Music”

The problem with a lot of christian music is that it isn't very good. and...

December 10, 2012

St. Isaac the Syrian on encountering God

These quotes by Issac of Syria (perhaps my favorite saint) are things that are very...

December 05, 2012

Podcast Episode 7: Eden

This last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast discuss Eden, the Nile...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Podcast Episode 6: The Attonement

This last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast discuss the Atonement, Narnia,...

November 21, 2012

Podcast Episode 5: Hell

This last week me and the other doctoral students on the Crossed Purposes podcast discuss Hell. Is...

November 19, 2012

QDTS Episode 2 – Divinity

November 15, 2012

Podcast Episode 4 – It’s a Sin

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

November 10, 2012

QDTS Episode 1: The Trinity

There are few concepts in Christianity as mind-bendingly-difficult to understand as the Trinity. It's widely considered to be...

November 10, 2012

My book is now in paperback

Order the Book Today!orGet it on Kindle! As Christianity rose to prominence in the Western...

November 08, 2012

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI first encountered...

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...