Category Archives: churchy stuff

I think that the whole notion of “historical” is a modern one, created by modern science, and that it’s this entirely modern approach that pits history against myth. Paul didn’t believe in an historical Adam or a non-historical Adam. He … Continue reading →

The music director at church is teaching a class on our hymnal, singing in worship, and hymnody in general, and asked everyone to give her a list of his or her favorite hymns.  As I went through the hymnal to … Continue reading →

I haven’t said much about the new priest because I was waiting to develop a more fully formed impression.  We really like him.  He’s quite different from our previous priest, whom I also loved.  Kevin was urbane, full of energy … Continue reading →

I love theology in small doses.  I’m not cut out for theological study at a deep level  but I do love it in small doses, and I pay attention to it.  It’s how my brain works.  So when we started … Continue reading →

I drive a half an hour to my church, and half the time I go alone.  I go early because of choir rehearsal.  Of choir rehearsal, perhaps the less said the better.  As I drive there, I have to remind … Continue reading →

Scot McKnight over at Jesus Creed draws attention to how theologians/bible scholars can grapple with hell–and conclude that eternal, conscious torment is not what the Bible teaches on the subject. Pinnock contends the Bible, when read properly in context, does … Continue reading →

At long last…it seems like it’s been quite awhile!  We have managed to carry on through the use of visiting priests interspersed by Sundays where someone in the congregation led “Morning Prayer” services and, more recently, the generosity of a … Continue reading →

One of the stranger parts of being a Christian is regularly encountering a text that is from antiquity.  And this means regularly thinking about people who lived so long ago, in a civilization much different from mine.   I’m thankful for … Continue reading →

My friend Kristen who is a good writer and reads an impossibly huge number of great books wrote up this lovely set of ideas for observing Holy Week at home en famille…I know I’m just a tad late in sharing … Continue reading →

Our little church is between priests which could be hard at this time of year when the worship services are so  meaningful, bringing out the trajectory of God’s plans throughout the Old and New Testament for saving His people and … Continue reading →

I enjoy following N. T. Wright’s brilliant scholarship in order to be challenged and broadened in how I think about the New Testament’s themes.  These two recent lectures at a conference held at Duke University were helpful in pulling some … Continue reading →

Here’s an hour-long video that describes some hows and whys of liturgical worship, via the Internet Monk. Here’s an hour-and-a-half long video, “Instructed Eucharist,” in which an Anglican priest teaches on the church history and biblical themes underlying Communion (which … Continue reading →

It’s ok if you don’t feel the Christmas spirit yet.  If things feel a little gray and grim right now.  We are in the season of Advent.  Advent means the coming of something, and in Christianity’s case it provides the … Continue reading →