Friday Theology: Remembering John Polkinghorne
I noted with some sadness today the recent passing (9 March) of John Polkinghorne, though he attained the ripe age of 90 and had an illustrious career as a scientist, […]
Friday Thoughts (On Saturday): On John 16.23b-30 and Praying in the Shadow of the Cross
Hello! As you may know, each Friday I write a short commentary on an assigned passage from the Anglican daily office lectionary for a friend who provides his parish with […]
Friday Thoughts On Luke 22, The Words Of Institution, Sacrament and Meaning
This week’s Friday thoughts: an expanded take on a short piece I write for a friend’s devotional email. While thinking about Jesus’ words of institution, I discovered a book by […]
Friday Thoughts: Luke and Jesus’ Entry in Jerusalem, Tim Keller, Cancer, and the Sovereign Will of God
A brief meditation focusing on Luke 19:28-40, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Topics covered: Lordship of Jesus / Reign of Chist Hermeneutics Sovereignty of God Timothy Keller Nicky Gumble Salvation […]
Why Psalm 88 is Better Than Just Screaming in Pain
Friday Thoughts on suffering and why Psalm 88 is better than screaming into the void. This video is a longer version of a reflection I write each Friday for a […]
Friday Theology: Tom Holland on the Appeal of Paul’s Gospel
I’m currently reading Tom Holland’s book, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (New York: Basic Books / Hachette, 2019). Holland is book is religious history, written by […]
Friday Theology: John Webster on Cultivating The Theologian’s Soul
The last of his six Burns Lectures given in 1998 (U of Otago, NZ) and published as The Culture of Theology (Baker Academic 2019) by the late Anglican theologian, […]
Friday Theology: John Webster on Revelation as the Crisis of Christian Life and Thought
I’m working my way through John Webster’s posthumously published book, The Culture of Theology (Baker Academic, 2019), which contains his six Burns Lectures given in New Zealand in 1998. […]
Theology Friday: Brother Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE, On Vocation
When I was a military chaplain, the badge I wore on my beret (hat) included the Latin word Vocatio, meaning “called”. The chaplain’s motto in full is Vocation ad servitum, meaning “called to serve”. Our English word “vocation” […]
Friday Theology: Oliver O’Donovan On The Role Of The People In Liturgy
(A Scene of Profound Theological Reflection) It’s often observed that the word liturgy, which we think of as “worship” or “a religious service”, originates in two Greek words, laos […]