This section centers on theology and the life of the Spirit — where Scripture, tradition, and history meet to illuminate the path of faith. What I write here draws from the enduring wisdom of the Church through the ages: the words of the apostles, the insights of the Fathers, the devotion of the saints, and the clarity of the Puritans and Reformers. My aim is not to chase novelty, but to hold truth in balance — reflecting on the mysteries of God, the work of the Spirit, and the ways faithful men and women throughout history have lived in union with Christ.
Shepherds for Sale
Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham documents how influential areas within American evangelical leadership have permitted political interests, major philanthropic funding, and concerns about institutional reputation to shape the public ... Read More
The Abomination of Degradation
There are seasons in the Christian life when warmth fades, and clarity dims, and it becomes necessary to ask a searching question: Is this a purifying dryness permitted by God, ... Read More
The Divine Indwelling
Today I finished the book How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit by Moody Publishers. The book is a compilation of sermons from A.W. Tozer about the Holy Spirit ... Read More
The Pursuit of Holiness
Having completed The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges, the book presents biblically grounded principles showing that Christians pursue holiness only because they are already united to Christ and strengthened ... Read More
The Knowledge of the Holy
Today I finished reading The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer, and what remains with me most is a renewed sense of wonder about who God is and why ... Read More
God’s Pursuit of Man
God’s Pursuit of Man is the third book I’ve read by A. W. Tozer, and it stands in clear continuity with the others in both concern and direction. This book ... Read More
The Pursuit of God
Today I fully completed A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God, a first reading of his work and one that left a piqued impression upon both mind and spirit. Tozer’s pages ... Read More
Patterns of Judgment
Any discussion of divine judgment must begin by recognizing that Scripture does not speak of it in a single, uniform way. For those who do not belong to God—those whom ... Read More
The Shape of Prayer
Over a series of sessions, I attended a course of lectures on the Prayer Rule from an Orthodox perspective. I didn’t go looking for something new or exotic. I came ... Read More
The Apophatic Way
The seeming tension between apophatic theology and the cultivation of phronema (φρόνημα)—the Orthodox mind or spiritual consciousness—resolves when we understand that apophaticism is not an epistemological nihilism nor an avoidance ... Read More
The Didache
The Didache, or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is one of the earliest extant documents outside the New Testament canon that offers a structured outline of Christian moral teaching, ... Read More
The Divine Imperative
Across the major traditions of Christian theology, the doctrine of humanity’s ultimate destiny is described in terms of participation in the divine life—though expressed through different concepts and emphases. Introduction ... Read More
