“Oriental Exegesis” is defined by Bailey as “a method of studying a culturally conditioned text. The method is to use the standard...

The world in which Jesus was born was marked by exile. The Jewish people had returned to their land after the Babylonian exile in 538 BCE...

The four gospels are documents which represent early Christian understandings of who Jesus was and the significance of His life for their...

Biblical preaching assumes the proclamation of good news. Jesus’ own public preaching and teaching are succinctly summarized by St. Mark:...

In his work, Matthew: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist, Warren Carter develops a reading strategy he calls “authorial intent.” He...

Before starting seminary and subsequently interning at an RCA Church, I was a member of the PCA, so the discussion about the Belhar...

The matter of God’s judgment in the Canons of Dort is perhaps my own biggest struggle with their teaching. It is hard not to escape a...

Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A. That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful...

After my experience attending Christ Evangelical Lutheran, I met with Rev. Karen Bernhardt, who currently servings as vice-pastor at...

I recently attended Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) denomination, in...

While the Heidelberg Catechism does not say all I might have wanted it to say about Sabbath, I must say I appreciate its tone when...

Perhaps the most comforting passage in the Heidelberg Catechisms' second section is Q&A 52: “How does Christ’s return “to judge the...

On the first read, the Heidelberg Catechism’s use of the word “hate” in Q&A 5 seems a bit harsh. In fact, my natural reaction is, “How...

The Belgic Confession Article 35 sees communion as being a way to partake in spiritual food. Just as bread and wine sustain and nourish...

The world around us seems to be out of control. Each election cycle, a variety of groups who feel they are losing control lash out with...

"We receive all these books and these only as holy and canonical, for the regulating, founding, and establishing of our faith. And we...

The phrase “he descended into hell” from the Apostles’ Creed is a challenge phrase insofar as it has been interpreted in many different...

Dear Dave, I read the recent New York Times article and your follow-up interview with Herald-Mail Media regarding the Maddi Runkles...

Twenty years from now, I will be 43. Hopefully, the hair is still long and the beard speckled with a minimal amount of grey. When I close...