Growing into the image of Christ with the help of St Nicholas

Advent. John the Baptist calls for repentance and St Peter reminds us God is patient. But waiting is still the hardest thing to do.

All Saints Day. What saints are we talking about? Miracle workers? Or the mother holding her baby? Or both?

How does reading a New Testament letter explain the Genesis account of being made in God’s image? Listen in for another option on how we understand the imago Dei.

Looking forward from Adam, what’s this current situation? Who is God, who are we, and what are the effects of all this sin?

What’s original sin, total depravity, and all those other words we use when talking about sin? Why are we on the hook for Adam’s failure — for something we didn’t do?

What is culture and what is its reason or purpose? Where does the Gospel fit into the many human cultures throughout the globe and all of time?

Being made in the image of God is one of the reasons that humans are distinct from the rest of creation. But how do we understand the image of God and what are the many possible interpretations of this concept?

What does it mean to be human? What makes up a human being and how is this related to Christ’s resurrected body and the doctrine of “last things” or eschatology?

How is Jesus like a couple of goats? What’s going on in his temptation and his time in the wilderness? How does Lent give us a chance to enter that with him?

How is God related to the world, and why is this important?

Welcome to the first episode of The Little Key! My daughter joins me to talk about prayer, her latest memory verse, and our favourite little prayerbook for children.

Paul says "now we know in part, but then we shall know fully." What are the limitations of our knowledge while on this side of the resurrection?

What are the proper sources of theology and how do those interact? This episode brings together the doctrine of God’s self-revelation, epistemology, and the weight we give to different voices in our theological systems.

"There and Back Again, by Bilbo Baggins." What if this was the story of our Christian life? What if Ash Wednesday was an entrance into the ongoing adventure, with which we haven't yet finished?

It’s Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, I have my daughter on a special episode to think about the meaning of the day and ways we can show Christ’s love to others.

This episode considers Critical Realism — the idea that reality exists, we can know it, and our knowledge is constantly under scrutiny. How does that translate to Christian faith and where does Flannery O’Connor come into the discussion?

How do we know God, and how does that knowledge shape us, change us, and bring responsibility? What’s the connection between knowledge and love? That’s what we’re focused on in this episode.

Christmas may already seem far away in the rearview. But it’s important to keep first things first; so we’re asking in 2023, how shall we train ourselves to see Christ? Plus: Rebranding and New Episode Formats

The people walking in darkness — you and me — have seen a great light! Rejoice!