Catechesis – Covenant

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

By Tyler Been In March of 1933 Karl Barth delivered a lecture, “The First Commandment as Theological Axiom” (cited parenthetically hereafter). This lecture is fascinating for several of reasons. First, it i... Read More...

Living as Salt & Light

By Bryan Owen I had the good fortune of growing up next door to my grandmother. Her name was Lily Pearle. Does it get any more Southern than that? Grandmama’s house was a refuge whenever I needed a getawa... Read More...

The Notes of the Church: A Brief Catechesis

By Lawrence Crumb "We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.” We say these words every Sunday when we recite the Nicene Creed. I’ve recently explored these “notes of the church” with my parish in... Read More...

A Third Article Reflection

By Daniel Martins Praying daily in the same form for years upon years is a repetitive endeavor that, in my case at least, invariably evokes boredom, spiritual dryness. Yet, with perseverance, even out of thi... Read More...

The Church or the Family?

By Calvin Lane There is, arguably, no greater imperative for the Church at this moment than deep formation in the Christian narrative. Everything we do hinges on our story, the story we hold deep within that... Read More...

A Lesson from Winnie-the-Pooh

How to Engage Children with Scripture By Sarah Puryear At six years old, my son is squarely in a Winnie-the-Pooh phase, which makes my husband and me very glad since we love those stories ourselves. Introd... Read More...

COVID, Children, and Catechesis

By Jenny Andison When I was a young girl, my father often urged me to heed Churchill’s famous advice: “Jenny, never waste a good crisis!” Churchill’s mantra has been running around in my head during this “ti... Read More...

The 10th Commandment: As Sinful as Apple Pie

Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By John Thorpe Covetousness! Again, who ever confesses that? Thousands are guilty of it, but few will own it even in private before the Lord. Charles Spurgeon, Se... Read More...

The hope and joy of peace

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

The Church’s Deafening Silence Amid Ethnic Cleansing of Armenians

A guide to the Covenant

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

The Church’s Deafening Silence Amid Ethnic Cleansing of Armenians

Tobacco and Twitter: What One Can Teach Us About the Other

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

Keeping Company with God

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

On the Necessity of Transparency in Title IV Proceedings

From the Archives: The Three Sacred Ministers: An Outmoded Concept? (1965)

Remembering Life’s Journey

From the Archives: Worship in an Era of Permanent Change

From Law to Grace: The Gospel in the Holy Eucharist

Jacob’s Ladder for Christians: A Meditation Upon the Seven Sacraments

Ascension song

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

A Stewardship Lesson from an Unlikely Source

Tobacco and Twitter: What One Can Teach Us About the Other

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

Keeping Company with God

Coleridge: Rowan Williams on the Bible and Poetry; Taylor Swift and Catharism; the Lives of Virgil and Andrei Rublev

The First Commandment as an Axiom of Christian Preaching

Living as Salt & Light

The Notes of the Church: A Brief Catechesis

A Third Article Reflection

The Church or the Family?

A Lesson from Winnie-the-Pooh

COVID, Children, and Catechesis

The 10th Commandment: As Sinful as Apple Pie