Category Archives: Theology

Herald: Good News of Great Joy

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Jason

When I was a child, we would drive past Cumberland Presbyterian Church every Sunday and every Wednesday on our way to our church. And every year, right after Thanksgiving, Cumberland Presbyterian would have an elaborate nativity display set out on … Continue reading →

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Herald: God With Us

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Jason

The song O Come, O Come, Emmanuel originated as a series of monastic chants over 1,200 years ago. These chants were later combined into a single hymn in the 12th century which was translated into English in the 1850s. The … Continue reading →

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Herald: Unexpected Favor

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Jason

Over the course of his long career, Johnny Cash performed more than thirty different “prison concerts” for inmates both in this country and around the world. He played these shows as a way of advocating for prison reform but also … Continue reading →

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Herald: While We Wait

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Jason

We are told that good things come to those who wait. We’re told that patience is a virtue. But I have to wonder if we really believe that. Last year, Walt Disney World unveiled a new feature allowing visitors to … Continue reading →

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The Mission of God: Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Jason

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us — so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2 Why does God bless His people? Is … Continue reading →

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Destroying Sinfulness

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Jason

2025 will go down as the year I fell in love with the writings of the Desert Fathers. I have been deeply moved by the words of these hermits — a word transliterated to us from the Greek eremites, literally … Continue reading →

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Submit to One Another

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Jason

What comes to mind when you hear the words “humility” and “submission?” In our world today, submission isn’t a very popular idea. But then again, I’m not sure it’s ever been that popular in any day and age. In our … Continue reading →

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Daniel Taylor, The Skeptical Believer

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Jason

In his book, The Skeptical Believer, Daniel Taylor offers these compass points for believers wrestling with doubt. First, I remind myself that I have been invited not into an argument but into a story. Second, I recall that this story … Continue reading →

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The Word of God is Not Bound

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Jason

“But the word of God is not bound!” Paul, 2 Timothy 2:9 Paul tells Timothy about the chains he endures for the sake of the gospel. In this brief letter, he names Phygelus and Hermogenes as two have turned away … Continue reading →

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Augustine’s Holy Spirit Prayer

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Jason

Augustine (354-430) wrote this beautiful prayer to the Holy Spirit: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy, Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O … Continue reading →

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