I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day!
Since late October our radios and playlists have been flooded with Christmas and holiday songs, both secular and sacred. We all have our favorites, even as we grow tired of others being on continual repeat. One of my favorite Christmas songs is a classic that doesn’t get played much anymore. The is song “I Heard … Continue reading I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day!
Love: A Meditation for the Fourth Week of Advent
“Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter! Who is he, this king of glory? It is Yahweh, strong and valiant, Yahweh valiant in battle. Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter! Who is he, this … Continue reading Love: A Meditation for the Fourth Week of Advent
(Episode 36) Fr. Mike Chitwood | The Life, Ministry, and Legacy of Eugene Peterson
In this episode Zach is joined by Fr. Mike Chitwood for a discussion about the life, ministry, and legacy of the late Eugene Peterson. The conversation centers around Winn Collier’s biography of Peterson titled A Burning in My Bones. Get your FREE BOOK here. Get a copy of the Peterson biographs here. ——— Have Feedback … Continue reading (Episode 36) Fr. Mike Chitwood | The Life, Ministry, and Legacy of Eugene Peterson
Joy: A Meditation for the Third Week of Advent
“For those whom Yahweh has ransomed will return, they will come to Zion shouting for joy, their heads crowned with joy unending; rejoicing and gladness will escort them and sorrow and sighing will take flight” (Isaiah 35:10, New Jerusalem Bible). Sabbath Begin with entering into a posture of Sabbath. Shabbat can be translated “to cease” or … Continue reading Joy: A Meditation for the Third Week of Advent
Peace: A Meditation for the Second Week of Advent
“Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter! Who is he, this king of glory? It is Yahweh, strong and valiant, Yahweh valiant in battle. Gates, lift high your heads, raise high the ancient gateways, and the king of glory shall enter! Who is he, this … Continue reading Peace: A Meditation for the Second Week of Advent
(Nicene Creed): We Look For the Resurrection of the Dead… Amen.
As we come to the final line of our study on the Nicene Creed, close your eyes for a moment and picture a hidden room in fourth-century Rome. A small group of Christians gathers in the half-light as their bishop recites words you and I still say on Sundays: We believe in the resurrection of … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): We Look For the Resurrection of the Dead… Amen.
(Episode 35): Molly Jean Pieper | The Joyful and Penitent Anticipation of Advent
In this episode Zach is joined by Molly Jean Pieper for a discussion about the joyful and penitent anticipation of the season of Advent. Get your FREE BOOK here. ——— Have Feedback or Questions?Email usFind us on InstagramFollow us on XFollow us on Threads Find us on YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast … Continue reading (Episode 35): Molly Jean Pieper | The Joyful and Penitent Anticipation of Advent
Hope: A Meditation for the First Week of Advent
“It will happen in the final days that the mountain of Yahweh’s house will rise higher than the mountains and tower above the heights. Then all the nations will stream to it, many peoples will come to it and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh to the house of the … Continue reading Hope: A Meditation for the First Week of Advent
(Nicene Creed): One Baptism For the Forgiveness of Sins
We believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins My favorite seminary professor, the late Dr. Jack Cottrell, did his doctoral dissertation on The History of Baptism. His findings have been summarized and published in two books Baptism and the Remission of Sins (Hester Publications, edited by David Fletcher), and more recently, and also more … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): One Baptism For the Forgiveness of Sins
(Episode 34): Stephen Auth | Visions of the Divine: Art and the Eucharist
In this episode Zach is joined by Stephen Auth to discuss his new book Visions of the Divine (Sophia Press, 2025). Get your FREE BOOK here. Get a copy of Stephen’s book here. ——— Have Feedback or Questions?Email usFind us on InstagramFollow us on XFollow us on Threads Find us on YouTube Please rate and … Continue reading (Episode 34): Stephen Auth | Visions of the Divine: Art and the Eucharist
(Nicene Creed): One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
Within the Nicene Creed there are many wonderful affirmations of the Christian faith. Many lines of prose where people affirm with gusto. Yet, one line remains influential and controversial. That line being “one holy catholic and apostolic Church.” Despite its controversy, in the proper context, one can embrace this line with excitement, too. The phrase … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
(Nicene Creed): Who Has Spoken Through The Prophets…
In the south transept of Chartres Cathedral looms a magnificent rose window portraying the exaltation of Christ. Just beneath visitors will find five smaller lancet windows—the central featuring a regal Mary holding the infant Christ. The four on either side are more difficult to make out. Each window shows two men—one resting on the shoulders … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): Who Has Spoken Through The Prophets…
