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Ecclesiology of the Reformers (3): Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli is not as famous as his German peer (Luther) or his French successor (Calvin), but ..

Ecclesiology of the Reformers (2): Martin Luther

Martin Luther, by almost anyone’s estimation, was the single most influential figure of the Pr..

Ecclesiology of the Reformers (1): Late Middle Ages

I recently finished an excellent book: Theology of the Reformers, by Timothy George (republished in ..

Kissing in the First Century: Excerpt from Craig Keener

Conservative Anabaptists are one of the few North American Christian groups to have retained kissing..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 6)

[See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5 in this series.] Part 6: A Handful of Concluding Tho..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 5)

[See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 in this series.] Part 5: Another Controversial Topic About G..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 4)

[See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in this series.] Part 4: A Controversial Topic About Giving to the C..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 3)

[See Part 1 for the series introduction.] Part 3: Another Primary New Testament Reason for Giving to..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 2)

[See Part 1 for the series introduction.] Part 2: Two Primary New Testament Reasons for Giving to th..

Giving To and Through the Church (Part 1)

[I expect to be away from the Internet for much of the next few weeks, so I thought I’d prepare a se..