Archive for July 2018
Apostolic Fathers Every Christian Should Know: Seven Excerpts from The Didache
In recent posts, I have been introducing you to key persons among the Apostolic Fathers. The Apostolic Fathers are the authors of the earliest Christian writings after the period of…
Read MoreThe Befriending God
One of our first glimpses of restored friendship in the Bible appears in a quite unlikely place: a genealogy.[1] The list of names in Genesis 5 repeats the phrase “and…
Read MoreThemes and Typology in Exodus
Many biblical patterns receive attention in the book of Exodus, so many that it would be difficult to put together the rest of the Bible without it. Covenant, salvation, the…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: Thomas Aquinas
Brian Davies. Thomas Aquinas: A Very Brief History. SPCK, 2017. It has been very encouraging to see a renaissance of interest in Thomas Aquinas. For far too long evangelicals have…
Read MorePastoring Those Struggling with Infertility
It’s Mother’s Day. Women of the congregation are everywhere spruced up and a smidge giddier than usual. Hymn singing rises to match the levity in the room. At the first…
Read MoreApostolic Fathers Every Christian Should Know: Clement of Rome
This is the third of six articles by Kenneth Berding focused on Apostolic Fathers every Christian should know. The Apostolic Fathers are the authors of the earliest Christian writings after…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: What does the resurrection have to do with the gospel?
What does the resurrection have to do with the gospel? Why was it necessary for Christ not only to die on the cross but to rise from the dead? How…
Read MoreWhere to Turn When Tragedy Strikes
When tragedy strikes, one’s spiritual life often descends into disorientation and confusion. Questions dominate conversation with God in those sorrowful first months. Three questions, in particular, seem to undergird the…
Read MoreIsrael’s Golden Calf Idolatry
Last month the new issue of Credo Magazine was released: Idolatry. The following is an excerpt from James Todd’s article. James M. Todd III serves as Associate Professor of Biblical and…
Read More15 Sobering Reminders About Hell (And What It Means for Us)
“Resolution 55: Resolved, to endeavor to my utmost to act as I can think I should do, if I had already seen the happiness of heaven, and hell torments. July 8,…
Read MoreApostolic Fathers Every Christian Should Know: Polycarp of Smyrna
Last week we began a series on the Apostolic Fathers written by Kenneth Berding. The Apostolic Fathers are the authors of the earliest Christian writings after the period of the Apostles.…
Read MoreNew episode: Who Invented Christianity? Michael Kruger with Matthew Barrett
A new episode of the Credo Podcast just released: Who invented Christianity? Was Christianity an invention of the 4th and 5th centuries? Is orthodox theology merely the byproduct of power…
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