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My mind almost immediately transforms into an ongoing spider web of thoughts every time I plunge deep into early Christianity and Church history. My latest web of connecting dots between various movements, church influencers, and early Christian practices now includes martyrdom, asceticism, and what constitutes a devoted Christian life. I will start with a Bishop…
Awhile back, a person interested in Catholicism/Christianity asked me to explain the Trinity. This subject can be like getting hit with a piercing brain freeze after taking a swig or bite of something ice cold. And not that I claim to be a master at explaining such an abstract topic; rather studying Tertullian, Thomas Aquinas,…
In Luke 16:1-13, Jesus says to his disciples that “no man can serve two masters…you cannot serve both God and mammon” (Luke 16:13). Although this blog post is not specifically about the above passage, it is a good seque into Ignatius’ letter to the Magnesians. That is, Ignatius’ comments about how Christians are to respect…
Here in the West, it’s been said that the pronoun *YOU* is the most powerful word in the English language. The main reason is that “you” is often used in a more personal, direct, intimate, or commanding way when compared to other pronouns, such as he or she, which tend to me used more indirectly…
About a month ago, around the time I released Part 4 of this video series, I coincidentally received a message from a new subscriber regarding, believe it or not, covenant! She had watched my “recommended reading” video about the book A Father Who Keeps His Promises by Scott Hahn: In this book, Hahn shows that…
As we close in on the conclusion to this series, and having walked through covenant history and types, what especially makes the covenants between God and the early patriarchs so significant? The answer: God’s revelation. Without this primary purpose, the concept of covenant would not necessarily lose its value, but it would not show the…
Continuing on in this series, we will now look at various types of covenants, Abraham as an example of entering into covenant with God, and the relationship between the Hebrew terms, berit and hesed. Keep in mind, throughout this series, that while the information we are covering goes into some theological depth about covenants and…
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the history of covenant agreements, tracing back to the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia and widely adopted among neighboring cultures, including the Semites. We also briefly covered the origins of the word berit, the Hebrew equivalent to covenant. Keeping this in mind, let’s now explore the types of…
In my journey towards earning a degree in Theology, each class has given me a chance to plunge deep into the Bible, with the help of centuries of scholarship, several types of critical approaches to hermeneutics (a fancy way of saying “interpretation”), and outstanding professors who show students how to navigate this often mind-numbing, twisting…
It may not be a surprise that I am sharing yet another video by one of my favorite Catholic apologists, Trent Horn. Still, this is one subject that must be at the center of our societal conversation these days. Identity politics are so much all the rage, that the rage from it is causing even…
