Gloria Deo

 The writings of the ancient Jewish historian Josephus include some of our best evidence outside of the New Testament for the ministry of Jo...

This video was posted a few months ago.  University professor and military historian David Betz has long studied the "risk factors...

 Here is a really fascinating discussion about the Christian connections to various Halloween traditions.   Of interest to me especially was...

I've long admired the work that Austin is doing over at the Gospel Simplicity YouTube channel.  Here is a nice video drawing from St. Jo...

 A leader from the "Seeker-sensitive" or "attractional" church movement discusses why this movement is fading, and how c...

 I really like the conversations what Peter Robinson hosts with various scholars and thinkers.  They are always in-depth and nuanced looks a...

Since I am a priest in the Anglican Church in North America, it may come as no surprise that I have a special affinity for the Church of Eng...

 Over the years I've run across videos from a British YouTuber called Carl Benjamin - a.k.a. Sargon of Akkad.  In the early days he woul...

I sometimes watch the "Disciple Dojo" YouTube channel hosted by James-Michael Smith, a Biblical scholar (or scholarly pastor; cert...

Here is an interesting video on the de-enchantment or de-sacralization that has taken place in Western Civilization and how to re-enchant or...

 The first classical school in Great Britain is in danger of closing (thanks to overly burdensome bureaucratic regulations from the governme...

 As someone who attended a "mainline" Protestant seminary, I've had to "unlearn" some of the instincts that were ins...

 A few months ago the great Methodist scholar Dr. David Watson (my Greek teacher in seminary), gave this talk at the "Mere Methodism...

Gavin Ortlund is, without a doubt, my favorite Reformed Baptist clergyman YouTuber.  I really appreciate his charitable approach, intellectu...

I believe one of the problems that plagues Christianity, and has become a serious stumbling block to many non-believers (and indeed believer...

 A history of the Book of Common Prayer using my own collection of Prayerbooks for reference.

 For my money the conversations between Richard Rohlin and Jonathan Pageau on YouTube discussing "universal history" are perhaps T...

 When Jesus preached people responded - and not always favorably.  But the Word of God has power, and it "pokes" - even "pier...

I've been keenly aware of the erosion of not only the historic churches but also, concurrently, the erosion of freedom of speech in Grea...

 This video is inviting Christians - especially Methodists and Episcopalians - to wrestle with that question and (I hope) see the value of t...

 Here is a video I posted back in December:

 It has failed because it did not appreciate the inherently religious nature, nor the tragically fallen nature of Man; it did not have prope...

Great discussion and insight-filled discussion of the Temptation of Christ in the wilderness with Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Bishop B...

 Another great talk from the ARC Conference (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship).  This one detailing the negative impacts of screen-time ...

 Here is a great talk from the ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Conference from Roman Catholic bishop Robert Barron.  He contents ...

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite works of "theological fiction" of all time.  You can listen to the entire (f...

Something I've been talking about in recent months (as in THIS SERMON ) is the importance of beauty in our own spiritual lives, and also...

 This is a continuation of the theme of the recent post: another conversation with Rod Dreher on "re-enchantment" and his new book...

The always informative Rev. Dr. Jordan Cooper shares about a 19th Century Lutheran thinker who may show us a way forward that preserves much...

Many churches traditionally read the Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary, the Mother of our Lord, on the 4th Sunday of Advent. Quotes ...

I live in a parsonage, though in the past I've owned a condo.  In the future I hope to own a house again.  Many people of my generation ...

Here is a great video from Joe at the 'Young Anglican' channel in which he does a great job showing the symbolic and typological con...

The great New Testament Scholar and Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright uses a vivid image in one of his books about how the rationalism of post-Enl...

One of the recurring themes of this blog (and of my life) has been striving for greater unity among all Christians, and most especially amon...

 I've been slow to post on this blog lately, but plan to continue to share articles or videos I find interesting (or want to be able to ...

 It is about a year and a half now since the Coronation of King Charles III.  I have been wanting to do a video or commentary on the service...

 

 The question of "how can I be assured that I am saved, that I am receiving and standing in God's grace?" was one of the burni...

 

This message was preached back in November of 2016 at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio. 

Tomorrow is the feast of "Corpus Christi" (The Body of Christ), commemorating the institution of the Lord's Supper.  Here are ...

 Last month the US Congress approved a huge new war-funding/military aid package for Ukraine (and another one for Israel).  I've been cr...

 One Roman Catholic theologian that I have enjoyed reading and profited from is Scott Hahn, a former evangelical Presbyterian pastor (having...

 Rev. Jeffery Rickman has done a good job raising awareness and highlighting issues within the United Methodist Church and the Global Method...

 I believe in bishops.  I've had both really good and really bad experiences of Episcopal oversight, but experience is not what drives m...

Since leaving the United Methodist Church (UMC) last year I'm no longer attached to any Methodist or Wesleyan denomination.  Yet I still...

...Or at least, like one of those who actually could read. Jonathan Pageau and Richard Rohlin are both committed Eastern Orthodox Christians...

Sometimes you read a book and immediately feel "This is important, and I should probably read it again right now." I had that exp...

 There is a now a great deal of research showing us that Religious people are happier, more generous, healthier, longer-lived, and more cont...

 Of course, it comes down to what we mean by "Purgatory".  But I do recommend this discussion; rather than simply repeating slogan...

 Interesting conversation: 

 This is a pretty in-depth look at new evidence from cosmology and from cellular biology and other fields that suggest a Divine Intelligence...

 Here is a good and helpful video:

 This is a really fascinating, at times provocative discussion.  I think he is definitely onto some things here...

 Where does identity come from?  Does how we feel determine who we are? These are important questions that have a bearing on much of the new...

 I've been watching with interest some major "non-religious" thinkers in the last few years rediscovering the importance of Ch...

 Mr. Jonah Saller's "Mere Catholicity" YouTube channel is worth checking out.  He is a very thoughtful Anglican layman who is ...

 It seems to me that too many people assume a fundamentalist view of Scripture, that ignores genre, ignores allegorical readings, ignores th...

I remember reading a while back about a Canadian Province that changed its traditional motto (Latin, if memory serves) to the multi-cultural...

 Here is (another) great conversation with Eastern Orthodox Christian artist Jonathan Pageau.  A few minutes into this video he gives a very...

There is a pretty good Anthony Quinn movie from years ago called "Shoes of the Fisherman" in which a reform-minded bishop - perhap...

 One YouTuber I've recently run across and really profited from/enjoyed is Jonah Saller at the Mere Catholicity channel.  I believe that...

Many of us, especially those with children, have grave concerns about the dramatic rise in mental illness, anxiety, depression, suicide and ...

 This is a truly fascinating discussion with Jonathan Pageau about the way Christ means that God has taken the Creature into his own life in...

 Here is a provocative video from Roman Catholic lay apologist Brian Holdsworth.  While I don't usually see things 100% the same way he ...

The following statement of faith and theology was adopted by the Administrative Board of the Richmond Nolley Memorial Methodist Church in Au...