And Who Is Your God? Heidelberg and the Trinity
Knocking on Heavens Door, by Vincent_AF, used under CC license Someone knocks at your door. They want to convert you to their faith. What is the crucial issue? What about someone who doesn’t knock, on...
View ArticleSt. Gregory of Nazianzus —“The Theologian”
Gregory of Nazianzus, by Andrei Rublev; public domain via Wikimedia Commons In much of Western Christianity, today is the feast of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329 – c. 389). In the East he is...
View ArticleVocabulary Lesson: “Trinity,”“Council”
450px-Nikea-arius (1st Council of Nicaea, showing the condemned Arius) used under cc license A couple of weeks ago when I wrote about Gregory of Nazianzus I noted that his approach to the Trinity was...
View ArticleThe Trinity: Is It Really All About You?
Shield Trinity Scutum Fidei, by AnonMoos; public domain via Wikimedia Commons I spent a whole blog post just ramping up to talk about Gregory of Nazianzus’ way of dealing with the Trinity. Let’s see if...
View ArticleWho Do You Say He Is? Christ the Mediator
Christ Pantokrator, 6th Century, St. Catherine’s Monastery. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons One of the most important questions Jesus ever asked was “But who do you say that I am?” In Matthew, Mark...
View Article6 Key Things to Know About the Holy Spirit
A week ago was Pentecost. This week was Trinity Sunday. A great time to continue blogging about the Holy Spirit. It took a while for Christians to become clear that the Holy Spirit is really and truly...
View ArticleMonday Meditation: RCL Year C, Pentecost, John 14:8-17
CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images John 14:8-17 is a slightly odd text for Pentecost — until the end it says very little about the coming of the Spirit. But as with all of John 13-17, it is theologically...
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