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The Ascension of Christ: In Creed and Catechism

John Hartley
Oct 18, 2015
The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ is an historical event of no less enormity than his resurrection. Like his resurrection, his ascension was an event set before the eyes of the apostles. Jesus made no clandestine departure from this world. He did not reach his fortieth day of new life (Acts 1:...

Postmodernism: A Cautionary Tale

John Hartley
Sep 14, 2015
It is safe to assume whether you sit in a pew or stand in a pulpit, philosophical trends are trickling into minds all around you. They drip, drip, drip into the intellectual habits of those you worship with, those who teach your children, and those who will eat turkey with you in November. No one...

Belief in a Historical Adam: A Call to Courage

John Hartley
Jul 23, 2015
In his classic book, The City of God , fourth century bishop, Aurelius Augustine, discusses a notable abuse of scripture in his day. He speaks of contemporaries who “allegorize all that concerns Paradise itself,” who teach “as if there could not be a real terrestrial Paradise!” ( COG , 13.21)...

Summary of Union with Christ

John Hartley
Jun 7, 2015
Overlooking the biblical doctrine of union with Christ is one surefire way to lose sight of Christ while allegedly maintaining a rigorous orthodoxy in matters of doctrine and worship. If we labor in orthodoxy – either as worshipers or ministers – while blind to our union with Christ, it will not be...