Death Is Not the End of the Story
No other world religion makes such a bold claim about the afterlife: …I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the...
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No other world religion makes such a bold claim about the afterlife: …I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the...
...I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church... I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. It may seem odd, but I...
...Who has spoken through the prophets... One of the things that I love most about the Christian tradition is that there have been many...
“In accordance with the Scriptures” Our Creed is steeped in Scripture. We’ve seen scriptural references in some of our reflections, so...
…and rose again on the third day… On the day that is just about perfectly in the middle of Advent, it seems odd to be reflecting on what...
…for us men and our salvation… A significant portion of the theology and pastoral actions of Christians revolves around the misogynistic...
..."through him all things were made"... Reflecting on our next line in the Creed, “through Him all things were made”, it is interesting...
Begotten is not one of those words we use very often. Not all parts of the creed offer a clarification, but here we get a little bonus:...
...God from God, Light from Light, True God from true God... As we continue our series on the Nicene Creed, I’m reminded that its...
…born of the Father before all ages… In theology there is a distinction between low Christology and high Christology. For the average...
..."the Only Begotten Son of God"... The title ‘Son of God’ can seem very hefty. What does it mean to be called ‘Son of God’? It was a...
"I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ" This line of the Creed packs a lot of titles for Jesus in a few short words. Indeed, these titles...
"...maker of heaven and earth, of all thing visible and invisible..." “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are...
In the Nicene Creed, we first profess faith in the first “person” of our Trinitarian God, God the Father, Almighty. According to the...
One of my favorite sayings is “words matter.” The words we say - to other people, ourselves, and yes, even God - they really do matter....