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September 2017

September 22, 2017

What We Know about Arius and His Heresy

The Trinity is a mystery to us in many ways, but Scripture and tradition give...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

Why Did the Book of Revelation Outlast Other Early Christian Apocalypses?

Revelation's theology stood out from the crowd in a time when sloppy language about God...

July 2017

July 21, 2017

The Smorgasbord (7/21/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

July 06, 2017

The Smorgasbord (7/6/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

June 2017

June 07, 2017

Eternal Generation and the Questions It Generates

Eternal generation is largely a mystery to us, it helps us biblically and theologically make...

June 01, 2017

Was Jesus Created?

Jesus is called "firstborn over all creation," but does this mean he was created?

May 2017

May 16, 2017

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is perhaps the most overlooked person of the Trinity in many Christian...

February 2017

February 26, 2017

When the Book of Revelation Takes a Swing at a Roman Emperor

John used the imagery of Jesus holding seven stars to take a swing at the...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

How Does the Holy Spirit Unite Us to Christ?

The Spirit acts as a kind of adhesive, preparing and enabling the human subject to...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Immanuel: When God the Son Became Like Us

Philippians 2:5-11 gives us a look at what it really means for God to be...

December 09, 2016

My 5 Favorite Books of 2016

I'm always willing to recommend a good book if it is, in fact, good. Here's...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Eternal Generation, the “Only Begotten” Son, and Monogenes: A Summary of the Conversation

What's the best translation of "monogenes" in John 3:16, etc.? A good conversation is brewing.

November 23, 2016

9 Recent Posts and Podcasts on the Trinity

A full storehouse of posts and podcasts on the Trinity has been produced lately. Here...

August 2016

August 12, 2016

Did New Testament Writers Understand the Trinity?

A few ways in which NT writers wrestled with the Trinity, and how Scripture helped...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

A Brief Case for Reading Scripture with a Trinitarian Lens

The Trinity's presence and actions in Scripture, if nothing else, gives us a clear way...

July 03, 2016

What the Trinity Debate Can Teach Seminarians

Theology students should be encouraged that this debate happened in public and right in front...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Why the Trinity Debate Matters for the Pulpit and the Pew

The recent debate over the Trinity isn't merely academic sport--it matters in ministry and daily...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

Paul and the Trinity: An Interview with Wesley Hill

Exegesis of Paul does not reach its full potential without Trinitarian theology.

February 2015

February 18, 2015

How Augustine Helps Us Live in Light of the Trinity

Has the Trinity become a dusty Sunday school fact? Let Augustine help.