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Newsletter — May 26, 2024 May 26th, 2024

When we think of Pentecost, we rightly think of the Great Commission and the unraveling of the confusion of Babel. Now the gospel can be heard and believed in every language!But what many Christians miss about Pentecost is that the Apostles spoke in actual known languages …

Newsletter — May 19, 2024 May 19th, 2024

Today we remember, celebrate, and rejoice in Pentecost, on which we wear red to represent the coming of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2 (one of our Lectionary readings today) tells us that when the Spirit appeared on God’s people as tongues of fire, that they spoke with other tongues in …

Newsletter — May 12, 2024 May 12th, 2024

What, is Ascension Day? Well, after Crucifixion and Resurrection Days, it’s the most important day to remember all year.How is that? Ascension Day is the day Jesus left the visible earthly realm in the presence of his disciples and sat down to rule the universe at the right hand …

Newsletter — May 5, 2024 May 5th, 2024

Some theological reflections on the resurrection of Jesus, as we contemplate his coming Ascension on May 9. God made his covenant with Adam. When Adam sinned, the curse of the covenant (death) fell upon him, and upon all those in union with him (the whole human race …

Newsletter — April 28, 2024 April 28th, 2024

You’ve probably heard it said that “every Sunday is Easter,” or “Every Sunday is Resurrection Sunday,” usually to stress the ongoing blessing of Easter, so as not to limit it to one day a year. And they are correct, of course, because each week we eat the Lord’s Supper and we are …

Newsletter — April 21, 2024 April 21st, 2024

The Athanasius Presbytery Spring meeting was held last Monday and Tuesday in Birmingham at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Spring meetings are more focused on fellowship amongst the pastors, elders, and mission church planting staff (pastors, elders, or laymen putting together a church plant …

Newsletter — April 14, 2024 April 14th, 2024

We are now in that 40 day period between the resurrection of Jesus and his ascension to the throne. Ever wonder why “40 days” and not 99 or 23 or 77? Well, you know the answer. Think biblically; not American-ly. How many days did it rain, testing Noah and family while they …

Newsletter — April 7, 2024 April 7th, 2024

“Where is Jesus?” Reflecting further upon the resurrection in Mark 16:1-8, who is notably absent? Jesus. In Matthew, Luke, and John’s accounts, each of them records Jesus making some form of appearance, whether to the women (Matt. 28:9), the disciples later (Luke 24:13–49 …

Newsletter — March 31, 2024 March 31st, 2024

It’s Easter! It’s Resurrection Sunday! Has Moses come to mind this morning? He hasn’t? Well, he should! As a pre-figure/type of Jesus, we can learn a lot about what Jesus accomplished in his death and resurrection by looking at Moses. After all, Moses died the night of Passover …

Newsletter — March 24, 2024 March 24th, 2024

The book of Lamentations is the book for Lent. Not just for the people in Jeremiah’s day to reflect on their sins that landed them in famine, plague, destruction, and exile, but also for the church today. The church today, and individuals in the church, often place false hope and …

Newsletter — March 17, 2024 March 17th, 2024

What is the theme of God’s story in the Bible, and of human history? Maturity. The story starts in Genesis with the creation of man. The first man, the first Adam, was immature. There’s nothing particularly wrong with being immature. Everyone starts off in need of training and knowledge …

Newsletter — March 10, 2024 March 10th, 2024

In John 13, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples, and then encourages them to do the same to one another. What are we to make of that? Foot washing does occur in other places in the scriptures. Abraham washes the feet of his three visitors in Genesis 18, Lot offers the same to the …