by Brett Williams | Mar 30, 2018 | Central Blog, Devotion, Ecclesiology, Holidays, Worship
“The light shines in darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Tonight, many liturgical and reformed churches will celebrate the medieval Tenebrae service, or service of darkness. Throughout this solemn event, candles are extinguished until only one...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 23, 2017 | Central Blog, Christianity, Christology, Church History, Holidays
Everyone knows it’s because synchretistic Christians swiped the Roman Saturnalia, right? Guess again. William J. Tighe deals with “Calculating Christmas” for Touchstone Magazine. You don’t have to accept everything in the article to find it...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 7, 2017 | Church History, Holidays
He wasn’t a fat man in a red suit, but Saint Nicholas of Myra was a real, historical figure (and probably a genuine saint). He is buried in Bari, Italy. Forensic scientists have recently been working on a reconstruction of his face. You can see their work at the...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 25, 2016 | Affections, Alumni, Art and Literature, Christianity, Christology, Devotion, Holidays, Our Alumni, Theology, Worship
You can see the image and read a good discussion of the painting by David De Bruyn at Churches Without Chests.
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 24, 2016 | Christianity, Church Services, Ecclesiology, Holidays, Local Church, Pastoral Theology, Sacred and Mundane, Theology, Worship
You don’t have to be a strict Sabbatarian to understand that Adam Parker nails it.
