Society for the Study of Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism

As a follow-up to the last post, I just learned that The Society for the Study of Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism is starting up again.  Anyone interested in being on the mailing list should contact Brock Bingaman at Loyola University Chicago: BBINGAM@LUC.EDU
 

Revelation: The Church at War in Liturgical Worship

Rev. Dr. Donald P. Richmond
The book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse, is among evangelicals almost entirely interpreted as an eschatological text. Authors such as Lindsey and Bloomfield, as well as a multitude of others, are clear examples of this. However, while not rejecting eschatological applications, it is the issue of worship - most [...]

Eucharist - Christ’s Action in the Church

“Indeed, as we have seen, since the Reformation the emphasis has been placed upon the meal, upon the act of communion and upon the real presence.  All this is quite right, but the almost exclusive insistence upon these aspects has tended to rivet the attention of theologians in the tradition of the Reformation, on the [...]

Reformation Covenant Church

New church added to our “Churches” Page: Reformation Covenant Church of Southern Oregon (Medford, OR - CREC).  The liturgy is heavy on singing an chanting, but so is the Bible.  It looks challening and demanding, but worship is work.  It’s the Lord’s service, after all, where we actively serve the Lord. 
But, we also need to [...]

Well Said, Max!

From Max Thurian’s The Eucharistic Memorial (I): “The unity of Christians cannot be achieved by the study of history and its unfortunate lapses, nor by an ecclesiastical policy motivated by a generous charity, nor even by ecumenical gatherings at which an attempt is made to arrive at a compromise.  Above all we must listen together [...]

“Stuck on New”

Bobby Neal Winters has a good article on ”Worshiping After the First Date” in a recent Touchstone. It’s a balanced introduction to thinking about liturgical maturity.

King’s Meadow Endurance Team

This Christmas, consider supporting the King’s Meadow Endurance Team.  George Grant is an advocate for substantive, classical Reformed liturgy, and they have exciting plans to expand into a full liberal arts college! 
Read a more detailed letter here.

Call for Editors & Writers

Although this site continues to get steady traffic, I find myself too busy in my family and my studies to develop it as it could be.  If anyone out there would like to contribute, either as a writer or an editor, let me know.  The original vision was for this site to be a resource, [...]

Academic Mission Opportunity

I came across an exciting mission opportunity for academics.  This organization sends Christian teachers into other countries, finding positions for them in secular universities.  A quote on their home-page says it all: 

“The university is a clear-cut fulcrum with which to move the world. Change the university and you change the world,”
declared Dr. Charles Malik, former [...]

Why We’re Here

A reader wrote in his observations on current liturgical events, and I decided to post part of it here, since it highlights many of the reasons this blog exists: 
“I am a convinced Protestant, though I was confirmed in a predominantly Anglo-Catholic communion (Anglican Province in America) last year. My hopes are to return to a more Reformed/Presbyterian liturgical communion sometime [...]