When Jesus is asked about the greatest commandment, he responds by quoting from Deuteronomy 6.[1] Specifically, he quotes from the passage often called the Shema: “Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the…
The act of catechizing, though somewhat foreign to the ears of modern evangelicals, was part of the regular diet of our early Christian forbearers. The word catechize comes from the Greek word katecheo simply meaning to teach, or instruct.…
No doubt you have heard the expression “killing two birds with one stone.” The point of the cliche is that it expresses the desire to achieve two results with one act. It could be understood as a colloquial way of…
I love old sea stories. I especially enjoy reading them when the book gives a tidbit of inconsequential information that provides a window into the world at the time of the tale. In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick’s…
This week on Theology on the Go, Dr. Jonathan Master is joined by Rev. Terry Johnson, who is Senior Minister at Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA. Rev. Johnson has written many books, including Catechizing Our Children, The Case for…
