On April 20th, of the year 2020, I began a journey through the Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin. Today is July 9th of the year 2021. My perspective on the meaning of piety has changed more in the past year than in the preceding years. Over the past year, Calvin’s insights alongsideContinue reading “Rehashing Piety in the Modern World”
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Compelled, Convinced, and Changed
The Following Musings are inspired by the work of Ed Stetzer and Philip Nation in the first chapter of their book “Compelled by Love” I think most Evangelicals, conservative and progressive alike, would agree with me in saying that the love of Christ ought to compel me towards some end, convince me of some thing,Continue reading “Compelled, Convinced, and Changed”
Contemplative Thought as Prayer
Growing up in the Southern Baptist and Non-denominational Christian traditions, I’ve always viewed myself as being someone who struggled exceptionally with prayer. Prayer always seemed to be discussed from the pulpit as being immensely private or public, depending on the pastor. It was my experience that prayer involved lots of social activity. Prayer seemed toContinue reading “Contemplative Thought as Prayer”
Grace and Sin in the pursuit of Christian Uniformity
Let me first begin by admitting that what follows is purely from my own mind, in the sense that this is a reflection and attempt to express an explanation for the inner workings of my own mental processes on the topic at hand. While there may be literature on the topic I am not intentionallyContinue reading “Grace and Sin in the pursuit of Christian Uniformity”
Discipleship In a Post-Modern Context
Let me begin from the outset of this article by saying that this is by no means the law of the land when it comes to the topic. These are some thoughts and reflections after having discipled my peers and younger students for 3 years in a college and high school context. 1. Discipleship isContinue reading “Discipleship In a Post-Modern Context”
In Step With God 