Augustine’s View of Scripture

Incredible point from The Ooze about how we misinterpret Scripture by only looking at the literal meaning and ignoring the figurative:
There is much that modern Christians can learn from Augustine’s discovery and use of the figurative interpretation of the Bible. The historicity of the Bible was not a major concern for Augustine. Augustine did not [...]

Grace and Obedience

(this is from my lesson today in church history, about the middle ages and the falling away from the doctrine of free grace)This lesson is about much of what makes us “reformed”. I know this is a dissentious topic. I will try to tread lightly.
I think there is sometimes, within Reformed [...]

Did the Irish save Christianity?

(this is my notes from my lesson in my church history course today about the Irish missionaries of the early middle ages)This lesson has some pretty incredible stuff happen. I really think it attests to God’s gracious hand. Christianity could have very easily faded out into oblivion if it hadn’t have been for [...]

why studying for tests is counteractive to learning

i dont really know anyone who LIKES studying for tests. do you?
you see, i just spent the last couple days studying for midterm for a course i am taking in my masters right now. i will have to say that i love the course, but i didnt like the studying. its not [...]

The Apostles’ Creed and the Talmud

I was going back through the lessons studying for the midterm, and I decided to comment on lesson 6 again. As I was looking at the Apostles Creed, I made a connection that I hadnt thought about before. I realized that the Churchs view of the creed is very similar to the Jewish view of [...]