Just finished a stunning documentary on Coventry Cathedral (HT: Alan Jacobs)
Just led a group of church members through the first part of The Didache; a very eager and stimulating discussion ensued (including a surprising digression on purgatory!). Guess people are interested to know what early Christians believed and practiced!
“…It is common to use the same name [church] to speak of the building in which those persons worship, but that use is misleading. In the words of ancient Christians, the building used for worship is called domus ecclesiae, the house of the Church…”
Currently reading: Seculosity How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It (New and Revised) by David Zahl 📚
Currently reading: Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer by Rowan Williams 📚
Currently reading: A History of the Cure of Souls by John Thomas McNeill 📚
Finished reading: Small Preaching by Jonathan T. Pennington 📚
So good. Really practical tips for improving preaching.
First Light (c. 1928) by Joseph Stella: