New Testament studies, history of theology, apocalyptic turn in Pauline scholarship. Ordained deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) serving at First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor.
The PC(USA)’s Book of Common Worship asks for a brief silence of self-examination in Night Prayer. What is one to do during this time? Calvin closed one answer to us on purpose, I propose a recovered Reformed examen, one commandment and one day at a time.
“Each day make a list of the things to be prayed for,” wrote Francis Grimké, “so that when we enter our closet we shall have something to say to God.” A post on the old pastor of Fifteenth Street, a rebuilt prayer planner, and written intercession inside the daily office.
Steven Nemes goes looking for nationalism in the call of Abram. What he finds is an order of creation, and the twentieth century has already shown us where those lead.
A Homily for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)
A Post-Barthian Reply to a Conservative Evangelical Sermon on Gender
A Sermon on Ephesians 1:3–10
A guest post devotional by Karl Velik
Substack’s moderation posture and business model have created recurring controversies about the normalization of far-right content. I am leaving for Ghost, and this post lays out my reasoning.