A practical question on law/gospel
Grace underlines all of what we do in school, but it is always a grace that assumes action and discipline.
500 years after Luther, the law/gospel insight remains almost true
Luther's understanding of the gospel has a tremendous liberating appeal, but also grave hermeneutical consequences.
Alms from the church
On Dec. 31, St. Dunstan's Church in Houston will give the proceeds of a special capital campaign to celebrate the Jubilee year of its founding.
The malice of perpetual outrage
We talk about helicopter parents, but society has become filled with helicopter observers, who presume tragedy would be averted if they were in control.
Between cats
For much of the past decade, when I looked at the color patterns in our cats’ fur I saw the flourish of an artist.
(Some of) you should read John Barclay’s new book
The highest commendation I can offer is that I plan to re-read it soon to see what I missed the first time.
Autism and everything after
As many Covenant readers know, my oldest son is on the autism spectrum. Just this past spring, my younger son was also diagnosed with autism.
A Blues Brothers mystagogy
Every other time I've watched this movie, the repeating theme wherein the “brothers” insist that they are on a “mission from God” came across to me simply as part of the joke of the movie or as a blasphemy.