@RTSCharlotte 2019 Year in Review
Well, it’s New Year’s Eve. It’s the time of the year to be inundated with “Best of” stories and “Year in Review” segments, dutifully cataloging everything that happened in pop culture or politics.
But, what if…
Secularism and the Absurdity of Neutrality
There is a lot of talk about facts these days. Everyone seems to think that the facts are on their side. We have been introduced to the idea of alternative … More
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Augustine’s Exposition of Psalm 34
Augustine’s exposition begins with an odd reference to David drumming. This is referring to 1 Samuel 21 where David is said to have “made marks on the doors of the gate”. It would appear that one possible interpretation was that David was continually beating upon the doors and Augustine took that to mean that he …
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Augustine (401) – Of the Works of Monks (Especially those with long hair!)
Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as Of the Works of Monks. It is rather short, at just around 42 pages. Augustine wrote the following in his Retractions regarding why he wrote this work To write the Book …
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Think You Know the Christmas Story? Here are Five Common Misconceptions
Bah, humbug.
That’s probably one of the most well-known lines in literary (and now, cinematic) history. Everybody immediately recognizes the curmudgeonly voice of Ebeneezer Scrooge as he pours cold water all over our Christmas spirit.
And his poi…
1 Corinthians 7 and Household Covenant Inclusion
While I understand the desire to be Biblical in the belief that there is maintained by God the Old Covenant principle of the inclusion, by default, of all members of a household into the New Covenant, I am firmly convinced that this is not the case. There is an abundance of proof in God’s revelation …
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Social Media Wisdom from Augustine (420) – Letter 144 [Letter CXLIV. From Augustine to Optatus.]
Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This work, is known as Letter 144 [Letter CXLIV. From Augustine to Optatus.] This is a rather shorter letter and not too much stood out to me. Some details about this letter per the editor: Augustine writes to …
Augustine’s Exposition of Psalm 4
Augustine begins with a question of wheter all of the Psalms can be called Songs. He said that those sung to the Psaltery are Psalms which history states that David used. But he doesn’t discuss this further and would rather proceed discussing Jesus’s Resurrection. Now it may be a question, whether every Song be a …
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Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen (400)
Thanks for reading this latest installment from my current project of reading (and blogging) through Augustine’s works. This book, known as Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen, is one of Augustine’s longest shortest works at only around 14 pages. According to the editor of “Complete Works of the Church Fathers”, “This tract was thought spurious …
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