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Aslan’s Library: Best site for children’s books that communicate theological truth in a beautiful way
If you are a parent (and even if you’re not), Aslan’s Library will nourish your soul and the soul of the children in your life. I went to school with, and had the great privilege of serving in youth ministry alongside with, one of the blog’s co-authors. Here’s from the Library’s introductory post: When we … Continue reading
Lights withstanding the wind (Martinmas)
A guest post by my wife, Sarah K-J: For the third time, I handed my two-year-old son his homemade lantern and hoped the wind would allow a few minutes more of light. We were on our first “lantern walk.” Guided by another young family with experience in this ancient tradition honoring St. Martin of Tours, … Continue reading
10 things about the new Archbishop of Canterbury
Breaking news: the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is on Twitter. (He’s funny, too.) He comes to the Anglican Communion’s highest position from a post as Bishop in Durham, where N.T. Wright previously served. A piece on him in the New York Times is here. And the BBC has published an article with “10 … Continue reading
New Archbishop of Canterbury
The Telegraph reports that the new Archbishop of Canterbury has been named: Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham. Sources have confirmed that the Eton-educated bishop will be announced as successor to Dr Rowan Williams as early as Friday, after the Crown Nominations Commission put his name forward to Downing Street. It marks a meteoric rise for … Continue reading
Katharine Bushnell (1856-1946): “God does not curse women because of Eve”
Two days after All Saints Day, I express my admiration now for a perhaps even lesser-known “saint” than Perpetua, Moses the Black, or John Huss. Katharine Bushnell lived from 1856 to 1946. She was a doctor, a missionary, an advocate for those without other advocates, and a theologian. Her commitment to the authority of Scripture was … Continue reading
John Huss (c. 1372-1415), who said the Psalms as he burned at the stake
Though All Saints Day was yesterday, I want to highlight two more lesser-known saints today and tomorrow. John Huss is nowhere near the household name (well… Christian household name) that Martin Luther or John Calvin is. But he tilled the ground for these and others. Huss taught and pastored in Prague. Like the better-known reformers that … Continue reading
St. Moses the Black (4th century)
Happy All Saints Day! Moses the Black was a 4th century African saint. He has some sweet aliases, too: Abba Moses the Robber and Moses the Strong. As in the image above (which is from here), he is also known as St. Moses the Ethiopian. The Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black gives a short … Continue reading
The Martyrdom of Perpetua (d. 203)
Perpetua was a nursing mother who rejected her father’s pleadings to deny her Christian faith and make the requisite sacrifice to the Roman emperor. As the story goes, depicted above, she had to help guide the sword of her trembling executioner to her throat. The book 131 Christians Everyone Should Know, by Mark Galli and Christian … Continue reading
“As sparks through the stubble, they will run about” (All Saints Day)
November 1 is All Saints Day. It’s a holiday in the church calendar of multiple Christian traditions: Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, and others. Halloween gets its name from All Saints Day. All Saints Day used to be known as All Hallows Day, and Halloween was a contraction of All-Hallows-Even, or All Hallows Eve. All Saints … Continue reading
Christian Apologetics winner
We have a winner in the giveaway contest at Words on the Word for Zondervan’s primary source compendium, Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources, edited by Khaldoun A. Sweis and Chad V. Meister. I have weathered the storm, several flickers of the power on and off, and have selected the winner at random. (Actually, … Continue reading
