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May 2013

May 23, 2013

A Trilogy of Celebrations: 1 + 1 + 1

As a child, I only got two religious holidays—Christmas and Easter—and even then, they were...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Loving Mrs. Turpin, Loving the Grotesque

If I were less ordinary, reading Flannery O’Connor would be more fun. As it is,...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 27: The End?

We’ve come to Anatolios’ conclusion, a chapter rich with ideas and summaries. I could...

October 10, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 26: True Love

Last week we addressed Augustine’s “psychological model” of the Trinitarian...

October 01, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 25: Source Code

Our friend Augustine, trying to understand the Three-in-One God whom we worship, resorted to Source...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 24: A Julian Diversion

Augustine is going to take us on a deep, inner journey to the center...

September 17, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 23: A Christ Sighting

“We want to see Jesus,” they said (Jn. 12.21). This request, from a group of...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 19: An Ephesian Interlude

My apologies for missing a few posts while I sailed the deep blue...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 18: Believing in the Right Direction

If Athanasius was too big for words—too grand, too dominating, too heroic—Gregory of Nyssa...

July 24, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 17: Luminosity

Thus far, our conversation about the Three-in-One God we worship has been pretty much...

July 17, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 16: On the Incarnation, a New Kind of Christmas Story

We’ve earlier identified Athanasius as the bulldog of orthodoxy, the one who simply would not...

July 10, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 15: God from the Inside Out

Last week we left ourselves with a strange God and a God who is a...

June 2012

June 07, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 11: Riding the Rapids, or the Stream of Orthodox Christianity

If you’ve stuck with this exploration thus far, you’re doing well. I know we’re wrestling...

May 2012

May 08, 2012

Trinitarian Spirituality, 7: Before Nicaea

We may wonder why all this Trinitarian fuss arises in the 4th century… 300 years...

February 2010

February 17, 2010

Ashes and Guilt by Association

I walked into the noon service today, and felt a great sense of comfort at...