TOPIC INDEXChristian History (7)

  1. Saxon Visitation Articles of 1592

    book
    09/17/19
    19 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    The articles were used to catechize churches in Lutheran doctrine through a series of pastoral visitations.

  2. Font to Table: Need for the Creeds - Why Do We Recite Them?

    book
    06/27/19
    10 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    The creeds provide a means of unified confession that is biblically sound, transcending denominational lines of demarcation.

  3. Font to Table: The Deeper Meaning Behind Baptismal Fonts

    book
    02/21/19
    8 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    The majority of churches still use the traditional eight-sided font. The question I’d like to explore in this post is, “Why?”

  4. Font to Table: Why Do So Many Churches Have Red Doors?

    book
    01/22/19
    8 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    The red door was fair warning to pursuers that they could proceed no further.

  5. Between Rome and the Fanatics

    book
    11/01/17
    7 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    Luther accepted Augustine’s view of the church as a mixed body.

  6. What's The Big Deal About The Liturgy? (Part 4: The Dialect of Worship)

    book
    07/07/16
    10 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    We are continuing our summer series on a theology of worship through the lens of language. Before moving forward, let me highlight a few points by way of review.

  7. What's The Big Deal About The Liturgy? (Part 3: The Syntax of Worship)

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    06/14/16
    13 mins
    By Brian W. Thomas
    Like any language, the liturgy has syntax—a structure that provides order and intelligibly communicates meaning through all that is said.