For a longer explanation and defense of liturgical worship, read this old chestnut. Whenever we see how the people of God worshipped in the Old Testament, it was always liturgically. God commands in the Law that the sacrificial worship in the Temple should be highly prescribed and arranged, and gives specific instructions for how it …
Priscilla and the Rank of Women (a Reply to a Friend)
Hey River, I hope your Christmas and New Year’s were good. I’ve been thinking a lot about women’s roles recently, particularly in terms of pastoring, eldership, and teaching – especially because I go to a church that allows women to do those things – and have watched your video, which was very educational, big thankies. …
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In a World that Massacres Babies, the Infant Jesus is Our Hope: A Sermon for Midnight Mass, 2022
Christmas is about hope. Tonight we celebrate the hope that was born into the world. Because of the birth of a little baby in a backwater desert outpost 2000 years ago, we have hope. We can look ahead to the future with optimism and confidence that all things will turn out okay. However, before we …
Justification by Faith Alone in Galatians
This essay shall first give an overview of St Paul’s understanding of justification in his Epistle to the Galatians, looking at what he understood it to mean, how it is related to the Abrahamic Covenant, and how we receive it by faith alone. Then, we shall exegetically analyse the key passage of 3:6-12, showing that …
New Kingdom 