Knowing Jesus the Hope of the Ages

Question: How real were Christ’s temptations? Is there a distinction between His temptations and ours? Answer: Temptation cannot be defined in terms of the capacity of the one tempted to succumb. Temptation is enticement to sin from whatever source. On this basis,...

It might surprise many today to find out that Saint Nicholas (spoiler alert) was a real person after all. Was he the white-bearded man with a red suit, a cap, and a sleigh? Not quite, but he probably was bearded, did wear a hat, and did travel in horse-drawn—albeit...

It’s hard enough to pronounce “Chalcedon”. Getting to grips with its theology can be even more daunting. But the effort will be very richly rewarded. For the past 1,500 years—right up to the present day—virtually all orthodox Christian theologians have defined their...

The confession that the true God of all creation is triune—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is rooted deeply in the soil of Christian theology. And one of the most debated and, at times, perplexing aspects of this confession is the question: “Does Scripture actually teach...

Volumes have been written giving detailed analyses of the extraordinary things that occurred in the first thousand years of Church history, events that influenced everything that came after them. In this brief overview, I’m going to look at five dimensions of activity...