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Church Dogmatics § 10, “God the Father”
Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics §10, “GOD THE FATHER” (pp. 384-398) God as Creator (pp. 384-390) In revelation, God deals with us as Lord. That is, he is not on the same level that we are, but neither is...
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Finding joy again
The Christian faith can wound you deeply. In fact, a Christian can be the most miserable person in the world. 1 Peter 1:8 says, speaking of Christian experience, “Though you do not now see him, you...
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Rejoinder from Paul MacDonald regarding Analytic Theology
A while back I wrote a review of Dr. Paul MacDonald’s Modern Theology article on Analytic Theology. Dr. MacDonald recently commented on that post with a detailed reply. So that his response does not...
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Reflections on Augustine’s Confessions, Book 1
“The house of my soul is too small for you to enter: make it more spacious by your coming. It lies in ruins; rebuild it” (1.5.6). Augustine says that God has made us for praise and that right now, at...
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Reflections on Augustine’s Confessions, Book II
“I will try now to give a coherent account of my disintegrated self, for when I turned away from you, the one God, and pursued a multitude of things, I went to pieces.” Augustine describes his...
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On Violence in the Bible
I am weary from one discussion that seems to be continually recirculated these last few years: the problem of violence in the Bible, specifically the Old Testament. Usually authors or blog writers will...
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Reflections on Augustine’s Confessions, Book III
“Was that life I led any life at all, O my God?” In book 2 Augustine described his captivity to what we might call “the lusts of the flesh” and “the pride of life” (cf. 1 John 2). As he begins book 3...
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“Faith without trinitarian confession is dead”
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday–the day in the church’s calendar when we contemplate the fact that the one God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Since we spend the rest of the year praying to God the...
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St. Augustine against Old Testament Straw Men
Ever relevant, St. Augustine tries to shake the Manichaeans out of their false perception of what the Old Testament is about: We certainly interpret the law and the prophets far, far differently than...
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Morning Office Meditation: Nov 4th, 2017
The Daily Office for Nov. 4th, 2017: Nehemiah 4:1-23; Revelation 7:4-17; Matthew 13:31-35 For the people of God, the life of mission is the “great tribulation” (Rev 7:14) and all must come through it,...
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