John's account of the night before the Passion gives us the Son of Man in his glory, but it does so at those places where he is brought low. #HolyWeek #thelivingchurch #CovenantTLC
As we journey to the cross, we see the Lamb of God on whom was laid the sins of the world. What a gift to name our sins and receive grace. #CovenantTLC #thelivingchurch #HolyWeek
#HolyWeek opens with Jesus as king and ends with Jesus as priest. In between we see Jesus as prophet, exposing our need for king and priest. #CovenantTLC #thelivingchurch
Bach's St. Matthew Passion, the music and the biblical narrative, demand patience. And in this way, we grasp more deeply the work of God.
#CovenantTLC #thelivingchurch #music #HolyWeek
Hosanna, “Help!” — that ancient, primal cry — rose from the people of Jerusalem, ringing in Jesus' ears. We join in that cry for a savior. #PalmSunday #CovenantTLC #thelivingchurch
Masking as righteous indignation, contempt dehumanizes and blocks our capacity to listen. Today we all appear to be addicted to contempt. #CovenantTLC #thelivingchurch
On March 25, Christians celebrate Jesus' taking on flesh in the Virgin's womb. But likewise we celebrate the example of Mary's "yes." #theology #Annunciation #CovenantTLC
Deacons are deacons regardless of whether they are also to be ordained priest. The terms "transitional" and "vocational" are problematic. #thelivingchurch #CovenantTLC
As #Lent begins with the remembrance of our death, so it ends with the death of our Lord. #CovenantTLC #theology #thelivingchurch
After the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, killing four girls, the people of Wales crafted and sent a window. #CovenantTLC #churchlife
In the midst of exile, hardship, and devastation, Jeremiah did something strange, and yet a great sign of #hope. Jeremiah bought a field. #CovenantTLC #livingchurch
Over the past quarter century, #reading for pleasure has declined by almost 50%. What are the societal consequences? #CovenantTLC #books #livingchurch
Although #reading for pleasure is on the decline in the U.S., here are some #film and #book recommendations to shape the mind and heart. #CovenantTLC #livingchurch
Preachers should be ready to engage with and draw on Romans. Here's some resources for busy clergy to dig into Paul's letter. #CovenantTLC #preaching
The attention economy and its most recent births — algorithmic social media and #AI — look more demonic than angelic.
#theology #technology #CovenantTLC
In his City of God, Augustine offers a subtle and unsettling, civil diagnosis: political orders are built not on ideas but on loves. #politics #theology #CovenantTLC
Preaching connects God's word to God's people gathered. It is a work of pastoral care and a declaration of the Good News. #preaching #CovenantTLC #sermon
Sermons are an act of pastoral care, biblical exegesis, and leadership. #CovenantTLC #preaching #Anglican
The Pelagian controversy of the fifth century was about God's grace and drew heavily on Romans. Pelagius, however, left us his own words. #theology #history #CovenantTLC
#CovenantTLC: Apologetics is the task of reaching people where they are with tremendous claims about them, their life, and the God who loves them. #witness #theology
Singing the Creed may not be common, but it is a way to bring #beauty to the core statement of the Church in the world. #theology #music #CovenantTLC
Some churches are growing while others wither. What obligations do the healthy have to the tradition? #CovenantTLC #churchgrowth #theology #churchlife
Rome now discourages the title co-redemptrix for #Mary, a move to emphasize the singular mediation of Christ. #theology #Catholic #CovenantTLC
#CovenantTLC: In what ways do we imitate the #saints to begin a journey with Jesus? And how does that imitation provoke and allure others?
#CovenantTLC: If we are in Christ, can we ever be out of communion? #unity #churchlife
#CovenantTLC: #Migration, often the work of God, is a key theme in the Old Testament. These stories shape us, even if migration is different today. #immigration #churchlife
#CovenantTLC: Both justification and sanctification are the work of a gracious and intervening God, the one who raises us from the grave and makes us new. #theology #grace
#CovenantTLC: Culture wars are often contests over a shared past. What if, rather than being swept up in them, Christians played a role in resolving them? #christianity #culture #history
#CovenantTLC: African folklore pedagogy combined with a life grounded in the sacraments may provide a path to #truth and virtue in #education.
#CovenantTLC: The relativizing of #truth often paralyzes teachers from naming any reality as objective. Yet truth is foundational for #education.