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Righting the Ship
In light of both Paul’s thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ faith and his defense of his faithful ministry, I thought it would be useful...

Christopher Diebold
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Imitation Theology
As Paul continues to give thanks to God for the church of the Thessalonians in 1 Thess 1:6-10, he shifts to thanksgiving for the marks of...

Christopher Diebold
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Praying for One Another
Though it’s in the background of my sermon, these opening verses are a prayerful expression of Paul’s thanksgiving for God’s work in the...

Christopher Diebold
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Reflection on General Assembly
Last week the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) gathered for her 49th General Assembly in Birmingham, Alabama. The PCA was founded in...
David Talcott
Jun 30, 20223 min read
The Holy Catholic Church
A phrase in the Apostles’ Creed that sometimes causes confusion is “the holy catholic church.” To confess that you believe in the...

Christopher Diebold
Jun 21, 20223 min read
Do You Feel the Spirit?
Have you ever been asked the question (or asked yourself): “Do you feel the Spirit?” It is a question that attempts to gage the...
Jared Smith
Jun 16, 20223 min read
The Final Judgment
While most systematic treatments of theology take up the topic of final judgment at the end, the Apostles’ Creed interestingly couples it...

Christopher Diebold
Jun 7, 20223 min read
He Descended into Hell
The most difficult phrase of the Apostles’ Creed is the final one in the section on Christ’s suffering, “He descended into hell.” No...

Christopher Diebold
May 31, 20223 min read
Born of the Virgin Mary
In 1924, more than a thousand Presbyterian ministers endorsed a document that is called the Auburn Affirmation.1 This affirmation was a...

Christopher Diebold
May 25, 20223 min read
Creeds and Confessions
Having wrapped up Daniel, we are due to switch gears and take up a New Testament book for our next series. We will do that soon by...

Christopher Diebold
May 17, 20223 min read
Reflecting on the End
As we have been reading through the book of Daniel, we have run into a number of texts and phrases that find their way into the New...

Christopher Diebold
May 10, 20223 min read
Prophetic Perspective
Throughout the book of Daniel, God has revealed grand visions of the future to Daniel, many of which encompass the entirety of redemptive...

Christopher Diebold
May 3, 20223 min read
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