Today is another opportunity for #UnitedExtraordinaryPrayer. Yesterday Rev. Chris Hutchinson quoted a passage that has been on my mind as well, Philippians 4:6-7: 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses […]
Prayers for a time of pandemic: Psalm 91
The title for this post is one I never imagined writing. But recent days have brought about many firsts for many of us. In response to the spread of the Coronavirus across the globe, a group of ministers led by Rev. Chris Hutchinson has called upon churches to pray on Friday, March 20, 2020. They […]
Reframing the relationship between theology proper and theological method
Systematic theology at its best devotes its attention not only to individual topics such as God, salvation, church, and sacraments. It also devotes its attention to relationships between such topics. One of the most important relationships that systematic theology considers is the relationship between the doctrine of God (i.e., theology proper) and theological method. Either […]
“He has our good at heart”: Augustine on God praising God in the Psalms
The famous ABCOBARMA principle is “always be closing other books and reading more Augustine.” Okay, it’s not a famous principle. But it is good advice. And it’s the advice I’ve been following over the past several years. This year I’m spending time in Augustine’s Expositions of the Psalms. From time to time, I hope to […]
Ten Things I am Thankful for in 2019
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits” (Ps 103:1-2). Giving thanks is the most fitting action that intelligent creatures can perform in response to the manifold goodness of God. God bestows upon his people […]
Getting to know the RTS Orlando Faculty: Mark Futato
Mark Futato is Robert L. Maclellan Professor of Old Testament at RTS Orlando. He has taught Old Testament and Hebrew courses at RTS since 1999, and he is one several professors who have built RTS Orlando’s excellent reputation for instruction in biblical languages. In this installment of “Getting to Know the RTS Orlando Faculty,” Dr. […]
