Last weekend, late on a Saturday night our family dog, Moses, began to die. We’ve had Moses (a golden retriever) for almost 15 years. Almost as long as Leslie and I have been married, moving from jobs in Ft. Worth to Abilene, and through the birth of 5 kids, Moses has been in the background of our lives. He was the best dog we could’ve asked for, and so when he started struggling to breath last Saturday night it was... Read more

Ash Wednesday: here is the order for Ash Wednesday from The Book of Common Prayer. It is a time for confession of sin as we prepare ourselves for Good Friday and Easter, the days on which God removed sin and into which we live as we participate in Lent. I encourage you to fast today, not to get something, but to participate in sinfulness of sin, to remind yourself of your own sin, and to enter into a season that... Read more

The Secret of Spiritual Formation, by Chad Thornhill When one thinks about Christian spiritual formation, likely what first comes to mind are the spiritual disciplines. Activities like fasting, prayer, Scripture reading, solitude, etc. are part and parcel of our thinking on spiritual formation. Others still may think of formation through liturgical practices or perhaps even communal participation. There is, however, a more basic foundation to spiritual formation that is often overlooked which is at the heart of the third chapter... Read more

What unnerves many Anabaptists about the Kuyperians is the locating of the church — the Body of Christ, universal or local or both — in a sphere no different than Economics or Education. In other words, the church gets diminished from the center of God’s mission in the world to flank other spheres in the world. So, when Craig Bartholomew coms to his chapter on Kuyper’s theory of the church, I get interested. And I do not because I have... Read more

God’s Story and Your Story, by Chad Thornhill Having taught college and Seminary theology courses for some time now, a rising frustration has continued to grow with available textbooks. Traditional theology books are heavy on doctrines, their historical development, and comparing modern perspectives. They give students a good introduction and overview to the issues and beliefs central to Christianity, but often read like a dictionary. They often too, focused on doctrines as they are, treat the Bible as a repository... Read more

O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. BCP Read more

Cubs: Yu Darvish is headed to the Cubs. Darvish and the Cubs agreed to a six-year deal on Saturday that’s worth a guaranteed $126 million, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi. The value of the deal, which is still pending the completion of a physical, could reach up to about $150 million with incentives, according to MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal, who was first to report the agreement. The Cubs have not confirmed the reports. Darvish’s $126 million contract would... Read more

INTERVIEW WITH FLEMING RUTLEDGE ON THE CRUCIFIXION: UNDERSTANDING THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST The following interview centers around Fleming Rutledge How can a female, Episcopal priest have the Gospel Coalition not just review, but gush over her magisterial book, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ? Well, Fleming Rutledge is faithful to Holy Scripture, unwavering with the truth, and she writes beautiful prose. David George Moore conducted the following interview. Dave’s work can be accessed at www.twocities.org and www.mooreengaging.com.... Read more