Author Archives
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Jewish Keys to Understanding the Lord’s Supper?
How can ancient Jewish beliefs about the Passover help us understand the Lord’s Supper? Brant Pitre’s book shows us. Here’s my review.
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Looking Back on a Ridiculous Year
I think most everyone will agree that 2020 was not the kind of year any of us expected. What many thought would be a year of “vision” and achievement instead became a year of confusion and isolation. Already fatigued from… Read More ›
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The Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disruption (Revelation 6:12-17)
The sixth seal (Rev 6:12-17) brings us all the way up to the onslaught of God’s final judgment. But there’s a lot more to the story.
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The Earliest Church Handbook: The Didache
In this new video post, I’m giving a quick introduction to what is likely the oldest church handbook in history, The Didache (aka the “Teaching” or “Instruction”). This short, ancient text gives us a fascinating window into the everyday practices… Read More ›
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Getting to Know the Earliest Church Fathers
The history of Christianity is long and complex, but as I’ve written previously, there are a ton of reasons why it’s worth getting to know a little more about. Learning how the earliest Christians understood and lived out their faith… Read More ›
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Getting to Know Anglican Christianity
Since I shared a couple weeks ago about the newest chapter in my faith journey, I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback and questions from friends, family, and followers wanting to know more about Anglican Christianity. In this new video… Read More ›
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Martyrdom and the Justice of God (Rev 6:9-11)
So far in the book of Revelation, chapter 6 has been the first place where John’s visions have really started to turn foreboding. Last time we looked at the first four seal judgments (the infamous “four horsemen of the apocalypse”)…. Read More ›
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Why You Should Study Church History (And Where to Start)
You know the old cliché: “Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it.” And yet, sadly, when the subject of church history is brought up among many churchgoers these days, there’s not a lot of knowledge evident…. Read More ›
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The Seven Seals & the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Rev 6)
Revelation 4-5 showed us how beautiful and powerful and loving God is. He made us; he sustains creation by his power; and Christ gave his life to redeem us and bring those who believe in him into God’s family. We… Read More ›
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A New Chapter in My Faith Journey (or, Why I Haven’t Posted in Over a Month!)
If you’ve already been following this blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed I haven’t posted anything in a while. There are a lot of reasons for this, and rather than write them all out, I figured it’d be easier… Read More ›
