1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1095+ words) 4:49 I don’t think Rome is intending to include Mary in the Divine identity, but that functionally prayer and the Liturgy cultivate these affections in the heart that are idolatrous, that are unfitting towards a creature. So first we’re going to…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (825+ words) In my early years I was a member of the Methodist church where I was baptized as a child and eventually became a lector for the church. I always felt I was a very faith-filled person, but that something was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (469+ words) Tyndale recently sent me a copy of their new Chronological Bible. And I’m super impressed with it. This is a real work of art, inside and out. The Bible comes in hardcover or imitation (hight quality) leather. The color schemes,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (464+ words) • The PRRI Remonstrance: “New poll: 250 years in, Americans prefer religious diversity.” According to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute, 64% of Americans do not want to live in a primarily Christian nation. Instead, they prefer an America of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (972+ words) Two recent articles reinforce what we discussed here last week about Christianity and “aliens” (See part 1 here and part 2 here). These pieces also work as counterparts to one another. “Religious groups are more prepared for aliens than you think,” Jack…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (492+ words) To mark the centennial of the establishment of Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the official publishing house of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed writers in a celebratory tone. He noted that books and writing are important. What may have seemed obvious…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1438+ words) The SBC’s obsession with genitalia is idolatry that places greater trust in the presence of a penis than in the presence of the Holy Spirit. AI generated content created by James Travis Young. That assumption fundamentally poisons theological imagination. By…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (131+ words) This is Part 3 of the series The Cost of Compassion (Read this series from its beginning here.) This teaching confronts the logic of societies that treat some lives as expendable or worth less. The poor, the disabled, the immigrant, the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (180+ words) Patheos Archbishop Broglio Leads Sacred Heart Consecration WASHINGTON, DC — On Friday, June 12, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, led the faithful gathered in the crypt church of the Basilica of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1721+ words) In this version of The Biblist, we break down 10 of the most contested verses of The Passion Translation. As we covered already in “Close to Home,” The Passion Translation is the center of some not-so-welcomed attention. It was written by…...