Lewis Ayres in Nicaea and its Legacy offers a helpful summary of the “pro-Nicene” theology of fourth century church leaders. The Council of Nicaea (in 325) set out an acceptable manner for speaking of God’s oneness while still affirming his eternal distinctions as Father, Son, and Spirit. Yet the debate over how best to speak | Read More…
As the weeks tick by we are encouraged by many answers to prayer. Sometimes these are tiny indications of God’s care for the project, and sometimes big blessings as we move toward launch. People, funding, connections, encouragements. It really is a delight to be a part of this developing story – thank you for being | Read More…
Motivation matters. Let’s take, for example, the issue of global missions. Some Christians are passionately motivated to somehow participate in God’s global project, but others are much less motivated. Can this be explained by turning to the language of individual calling? That is, only some are called to take an interest in missions today? Since | Read More…
Michael Allen Gillespie in The Theological Origins of Modernity explored the contribution of Francesco Petrarch—a monumental 14th century figure—in The Solitary Life: “At the heart of this [Petrarch’s] claim [that a public life is incompatible with virtue] is his conviction that social life is dominated by the opinions and values of the multitude, who are | Read More…
The latest edition of the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care includes a book review by Brian Owen. I’d like to share some of his wording to prompt our conversation. I won’t name the book as I haven’t read it and for this post it doesn’t matter. The book is about being an apprentice | Read More…
