In his seminal work, On the Incarnation, St. Athanasius of Alexandria presents the incarnation of Christ as the decisive act of God in...

Father, as I look out at the beautiful Philly skyline, that old beacon of freedom, peace, and brotherly love, I mourn its fall into...

While Origen has been criticized for over-allegorizing Scripture, his own writings attest that he took great care when finding the...

The early Gnostic view of the world is comprised of a complex myths in which the eons, or spiritual powers, are constantly “playing catch...

Center City and Main Line Philadelphia are viewed as a continuous community, yet the reality is there is a sharp contrast between the two...

In the early church, martyrdom was seen as the moment in which a true Christian attained to God. In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans,...

As the church has “improvised” the fifth act of the biblical story, we have lost the theme of suffering. While the biblical story is made...

The Didache serves as an early Christian manual for how believers are to live within the new faith and the young church. Its author sees...

"N. T. Wright provides a helpful illustration of how the Bible invites us into its narrative. He imagines that the script of a 'lost'...

Father, we come to you with heavy hearts as we witness yet another act of violence in our world. We pray for the people of Nice, that...

Great God in heaven, we come to you thankful that you have come to us. You have become one of us, taking on a human nature, and have...

Paris. Belgium. San Bernardino. These events are etched in our collective memory as recent events in which our worst fears briefly became...

So it is Christmas once again. The lights are up, the trees decorated, and Frank Sinatra is again crooning on our car radios. For...

I have recently found myself reflecting upon how often I have heard my peers and Christian brothers reference their "battles" and "fights...

by Scott Carr, Jr. For many, the works of the Protestant Reformer, John Calvin, are infuriating, harsh, cold, and stuffy. I can...

Father, we live in a world that has been cursed by our sin. Daily, we feel the consequences of our actions. Nothing here is perfect;...

O Lord God Almighty, we praise you for the great work you have done on our behalf. Father, without you, we would not be here praising you...

Note: This is a Sunday School lesson by Scott Carr, Jr based on ch. 15 in Dr. Tim Keller's book, "Prayer". * We’ve talked about various...

Note: This is a Sunday School lesson by Scott Carr, Jr. based on ch. 14 in Dr. Tim Keller's book, "Prayer". * The third kind of prayer is...

Note: This is a Sunday School lesson by Scott Carr, Jr. based on ch. 13 in Dr. Tim Keller's book, "Prayer". * What is our culture’s...