New Testament

    Paul, Apostle of Grace

    Book Review: Paul, Apostle of Grace by Frank Thielman

    Posted on January 14, 2026
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    Frank Thielmanโ€™sย Paul, Apostle of Graceย begins with a welcome note of scholarly humility. Acknowledging the difficulty of reconstructing the life of one of Christianityโ€™s most influential figures, Thielman makes clear that his aim is not to offer an exhaustive biography but rather a historically responsible portrait.

    The Fourth Synoptic Gospel

    Book Review: The Fourth Synoptic Gospel by Mark Goodacre

    Posted on October 20, 2025
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    Mark Goodacre, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: Johnโ€™s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2025). Pp. xiii and 191. US$29.99 New Testament studies always suffer from the fact that their core material is a very small body of literature: twenty-seven short texts written, I would suggest, in the first century CE. The…

    St. Philip and the Eunuch

    St. Philip the Evangelist: Deacon, Preacher, Scholar, Dad

    Posted on October 10, 2025
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    St. Philip the Evangelist is best remembered for his witness to the Ethiopian eunuch, a conversion story recorded in Acts 8. But this is only one of the remarkable stories of Philip, who appears in the Book of Acts as a deacon, a preacher, a scholar, and a dad. In this article, I briefly survey…

    The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism for "His Kingdom Will Have No End."

    We Believe: And His Kingdom Will Have No End

    Posted on June 27, 2025
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    Old Testament Context This line from the Nicene Creed, โ€œand his kingdom will have no end,โ€ is a simple case of Old Testament continuity and fulfillment. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it…

    Mountains Blue

    The Four Mountains of Scripture’s Story

    Posted on June 17, 2025
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    โ€œMoses wanted more than anything else to see the face of God, but on Mount Sinai, God wouldnโ€™t let him. But God granted Mosesโ€™ wish on Tabor when he saw Jesus face to face. If you believe in Jesus as Lord and God, you too will see the face of God just as Moses did…

    Michelangelo's The Last Judgment

    We Believe: To Judge the Living and the Dead

    Posted on June 12, 2025
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    “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations.” Matthew 25:32 When the Lord Jesus returns to earth in glory, as discussed in our last reflection on the Nicene Creed, it will not…

    Christ Pantokrator for "He will come again"

    We Believe: He Will Come Again in Glory

    Posted on June 11, 2025
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    Up until this point in the Creed, we have confessed what Christ has done in the past. When we confess โ€œHe will come again,โ€ our attention pivots rapidly from the past to the future: What our Lord Jesus Christ will do, in time to come. We lift our eyes to the horizon of time, and we see the finish…

    Paul and Barnabas in Lystra

    The Liturgical Home: The Feast of St. Barnabas

    Posted on June 9, 2025
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    On June 11th, we celebrate the Feast of St. Barnabas, a true pioneer of the early Church. St. Barnabas may not be as well known as Peter or Paul, but his faithfulness, generosity, and encouragement changed the course of the Church. He reminds us that sometimes the most powerful witness comes not from preaching, but…