The Weathervane of the Eastern Church
By Sam Leanza Ortiz
05/12/25
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The Weathervane of the Eastern Church

On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.
Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
05/09/25

Church Attendance Increases in New Study—But Can We Trust It?

We needn’t fear statistics and studies as palm readings into a certain future. God is God, and his Spirit is alive through his Word.
Because He Lives, He Goes With Us
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
05/08/25

Because He Lives, He Goes With Us

Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.

All Articles

Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
09/11/19

The Great Storyteller

Every day, in everything we do and experience, we are busy hearing, seeing, and telling stories.
Pete Lange
Pete Lange
09/02/19

I'm Glad You're With Me: Tolkien, Lewis, and the (not so) Great War

Ultimately it’s at the cross of Calvary, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the great Lion of Judah, that the stone table is broken, and everything sad does indeed finally come untrue.
Luke Kjolhaug
Luke Kjolhaug
08/01/19

The Gelded Gospel

The gelded Gospel is shiny and attractive and compelling, and we can perform the procedure in any number of ways.
Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis
07/03/19

On Reading Broadly

We can’t all afford to travel the world, but the more we read from outside our own context, the bigger we see the world.
Grant Klembara
Grant Klembara
05/01/19

Moving Beyond Your Personality Type

The truth is that no amount of self-awareness will ever be enough; in fact, the more we seek after ourselves, the more inwardly bent we become.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
02/21/19

The Two Most Important Days In Your Life

We have at least one thing going for us: we know the first of these two days —our birthday.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
01/14/19

Epiphany in Middle-earth

Each of these little epiphanies in Middle-earth are like the star the magi saw arise in the sky, a light that reflects and points to Jesus who is the Light of the world.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
12/17/18

My Favorite 12 1/2 Books of This Year

My nonfiction reads took me into Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and various varieties of Protestantism. Some of my favorites didn’t fall into neat and tidy categories, such as Jordan Peterson and Richard Selzer. It was difficult to narrow the list down, but here are my 12 1/2 favorites of the year.
Sam P. Schuldheisz
Sam P. Schuldheisz
10/30/18

The Tolkien Option: Consolation and Eucatastrophe

Consolation is the breath of life filling our lungs, hearts, and minds with the fresh, incorruptible air of the new creation.
David Rufner
David Rufner
10/17/18

The Gift of Belonging

It is only when individuals are bound together in community that they become fully human.
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
10/13/18

A Lament for Hurricane Victims

Here is a lament I’ve written especially for victims of hurricanes. May it be for you, for your family, or for your church, a way to put into prayer the anguish of your souls.
Daniel Deen
Daniel Deen
07/04/18

Mordor and Evangelism (Part 2)

Much like Jacob wrestling with God in the desert, we find our intellectual hips continuously put out of joint as we engage the culture around us.
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