The term “theology” originates from the Greek words “theos,” meaning “God,” and “logos,” meaning “word,” “reason,” or “study.” From study, coursework, and life experiences, spiritual topics of interest appear here to share the content of more meaningful personal value. These topics are generally from a worldview around topics including scripture, tradition, application, history, and research and touch on personal interest and synthesis about the various branches of theology (systematics, biblical, historical, practical, and integrative).
Visions of Epiphany
The book O Come O Come, Emmanuel is a devotional compilation of materials structured in liturgical form. It is a work of beautiful material that follows the liturgical format of ... Read More
Fount of Heaven
"Fount of Heaven,” edited by Robert Elmer, is a book of assembled prayers from the Early Church. First published in 2022 by Lexam, these prayers originated from the writings of ... Read More
Rock and Sand
"Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings" by Dr. Josiah Trenham significantly contributes to the ongoing dialogue between Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism. Published in ... Read More
Visions of the Devoted
The book Be Thou My Vision is a devotional compilation of materials structured in liturgical form. The book's substance is ordered so that a believer delves into areas of pertinent ... Read More
A Message from Enfield
After the Puritan period of Christian faith and practice, few figures drew as much reverence as Jonathan Edwards. Born on October 5, 1703, in East Windsor, Connecticut, Edwards emerged as ... Read More
Where the Bells Toll
Tollhouses, in Eastern Orthodox theology, refer to a somewhat controversial and debated concept about the soul's journey after death. The term "tollhouse" is a bit of a metaphor, suggesting that ... Read More
The Ancient Path
Having carefully read Holiness, by J.C. Ryle, I sought to put forth an effort to better understand what holiness is. To inform my spirit what it specifically is from the ... Read More
The Institutes: Prolegomena
In the turbulent backdrop of the 16th-century Reformation, a profound voice emerged that would shape the contours of Protestant theology for generations to come. In his seminal work "Institutes of ... Read More
The Source of Eternal Salvation
There are various opinions and views about what it means to attain eternal salvation. And I am inclined to consult commentaries, Greek Lexicons, and other intertextual references about the meaning ... Read More
Prayers through James
Over the past several weeks, I made my way through the Letter of James in the New Testament. While doing so, the various passages accompanied a personal prayer. In response ... Read More
The Narrow Road
This post examines how Puritans of the 17th-century thought and wrote about the biblical topics of sin and repentance. As this topic is explored from historical writings of well-known Puritans ... Read More
The Beauty of Divine Reason
There are several parts to this book, and within them, numerous chapters span across topics that the authors wrote to help researchers write papers for academic interest and to produce ... Read More
The Stain of Human Reason
To begin the book, there are preliminary thoughts about becoming a researcher as a prologue to forthcoming topics that elaborate upon what it is to develop research as a craft ... Read More
The Penitent’s Burden
The publishing company, Banner of Truth, produces a great little book entitled The Doctrine of Repentance, authored by Thomas Watson. Watson wrote this short book on May 25th, 1668. Banner ... Read More
The Necrosis of Sin
For quite a long time, I've had an abridged version of John Owen's The Mortification of Sin published by Banner of Truth. Its length is only about 130 pages, and ... Read More
