The Word is a Wedding
By Christopher Wells
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament shows his handiwork.
— Psalm 19:1
While preparing me for confirmation, my mentor at Yale Divinity School, who became my godmother... Read More...
Why Study Biblical Languages?
By Paul D. Wheatley
“And there in the dark pools amid the Gladden Fields,” said, “the Ring passed out of knowledge and legend; and even so much of its history is known now only to a few, and the Council of th... Read More...
This Also Is Thou: Neither Is This Thou
By William N. McKeachie
The most esoteric of the Inklings, Charles Williams, used the adage serving as the title of this essay as the epigraph for his many-dimensional history of Christendom, The Descent of ... Read More...
Commentaries Catholic and Reformed
Ephesians
By Michael Allen
Brazos Press. pp. 208. $31.45
1 & 2 Thessalonians
By Douglas Farrow
Brazos Press. pp. 336. $35
Review by Robert Price
The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible ... Read More...
Wisdom for Life Under the Sun
Every year The Living Church's student essay contest draws several excellent submissions. The first-place essay will be published in the October issue of The Living Church magazine, but several other essays wer... Read More...
Meditations on the Transfiguration
By Jonathan Turtle
The Transfiguration of Our Lord is one of my favorite days in the Church calendar. Five years ago, when I arrived in my present cure, the very first Sunday was August 6, 2017. Since then I... Read More...
Martha and Mary
Adapted from a sermon given on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost at All Souls’, Oklahoma City
By Christopher Yoder
They say there are two kinds of people in the world. Robert Frost said there are “some wi... Read More...
Problems with Forgiveness
By Amber Noel
The priest says, “Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor,” and maybe (if you’re lucky), there’s a period of silence before you launch into “Most merciful God,” during which your e... Read More...