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Christ the Cornerstone of Christian Hope: Theological Reflections from 1 Peter 2:4-10
Read more: Christ the Cornerstone of Christian Hope: Theological Reflections from 1 Peter 2:4-10In the Gospel of St. John, Jesus warns his disciples that those who persecute him will likewise persecute those who believe in him (Jn. 15.20). The encouragement and consolation penned to the recipients of 1 Peter deem these prophetic words true. While the details of their adversity are unclear, 1 Peter addresses the Christian communities…
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Objections to the Trinity
Read more: Objections to the TrinityHere in Sydney I’m currently co-teaching a seminary class on the doctrine of the Trinity. We’ve spent the first few weeks of the course reading and discussing some sermons by Gregory of Nazianzus. The next section will focus on parts of Augustine’s De Trinitate. In the final third of the semester we’ll work through §59 of Karl…
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My First Twitter Battle: Jesus = Apollonius of Tyana
Read more: My First Twitter Battle: Jesus = Apollonius of TyanaI recently got into my first Twitter battle – and it was epic. Sometimes, when I am done pouring through old books and ancient citations, I do searches in Twitter for various subjects that I had been reading about. A few days ago that subject was Apollonius of Tyana. I quickly found a tweet that…
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Out of Egypt: The Final Exodus
Read more: Out of Egypt: The Final ExodusAs we find ourselves in another Christmas season, it is always good to return to the Gospels and remind ourselves why it is we celebrate. For me, that means returning to Matthew’s account of the birth of Christ, reading and pondering Matthew’s side of the story. But this story of the birth of a baby…
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Baptized with the Spirit: A Meditation
Read more: Baptized with the Spirit: A Meditation“I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” (John the Baptist, Mark 1:8) Although many of us are unable to follow, we really ought to commend the Pentecostals for doing something with the notion of Holy Spirit baptism. For the rest of us, it is subsumed under the…