Archive for November 2022
God’s Incomprehensibility and Eternal Joy
During my childhood, it was commonplace to lose sleep over an irrational fear of heaven. Yes, heaven. As a child, I feared heaven more than I feared Hell. Of course,…
Read MoreDid I Exegete the Text?
There is a myriad of books on preaching on the market at present and each of them presents useful information, tips, and methods for preaching a good sermon. But when…
Read MoreSurprised by Christology
I was recently asked to lead the Christology section of my church’s Sunday School class on systematic theology. By God’s grace (and the kind invitation of my pastors), I have…
Read MoreHanding On to Others What has Been Contemplated
The Oxford University Press series Christian Theology in Context promises to situate theologians in their cultures and histories, to “understand how theologies are themselves cultural products” and how theological texts…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! What are the processions of the Trinity?
What are eternal processions? The language of “processions” may be foreign to some today, but the Great Tradition capitalized on this language to describe the Trinity and keep heresy at…
Read MoreWhat are the processions of the Trinity? Glenn Butner and Matthew Barrett
What are eternal processions? The language of “processions” may be foreign to some today, but the Great Tradition capitalized on this language to describe the Trinity and keep heresy at…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh
Thomas S. Kidd’s book, Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Yale, 2022) has been named Book of the Year by World News. Dr. Kidd’s book is a masterclass…
Read MoreAuthor’s Corner
Welcome to the Credo Author’s Corner, where we will meet a set of authors whose recent books deserve your attention and might even help you grow in your knowledge of…
Read MoreRun Your Own Race
In my pre-parent life, I used to have time to run a few triathlons—sprints, mainly. One of the things that I found personally discouraging was the fact that the race…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: Why is humility essential to theology? Kelly Kapic and Matthew Barrett
When Jesus washes his disciples’ feet he is not just giving them a picture of the type of salvation he has come to accomplish, but he is showing them the means by which he…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Happy Teacher
So, you want to read Thomas Aquinas. Perhaps your experience is like that of many other good-hearted and well-intentioned students. You acquired a copy of the Summa (translators unknown), cracked…
Read MoreThis I Believe
The Christian life begins with spiritual astonishment at the glory of the gospel and the goodness and beauty of Christian truth, with the wide-eyed surprise of the infant brought into…
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