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Visible Signs of Invisible Grace: Sacraments for the “Low Church” (Part 3) Keith D. Stanglin See parts one , two , four , and five of this series In my previous post , I provided a short history of the development of baptism throughout history, up through evangelicalism. EFFICACY OF EUCHARIST Its Marginalization in Evangelicalism 1. Merely symbolic (memorial) How exactly is Christ present with regard to the eucharistic elements? In the biblical account, Jesus simply says, “

Part 2, "Efficacy of Baptism" Keith D. Stanglin See parts one , three , four , and five of this series This series of posts is a slightly revised version of Keith Stanglin, "Visible Signs of Invisible Grace: Sacraments for the 'Low Church,'" in Distinguishing the Church: Explorations in Word, Sacrament, and Discipline , ed. Greg Peters and Matt Jenson (Eugene: Pickwick, 2019), 69-92. In my previous post , I described the traditional understanding of a sacrament: It is a vis

This week we continue offering excerpts from the 2026 CCS winter class. In this excerpt from the third class meeting, Todd discusses liturgy and the proper ordering of love. You can view all of the excerpts from the winter class on our YouTube channel . From the class description: In an age of increasing dependence and formation by technology, it is perhaps more vital than ever that Christians grapple with the question, “What is a human being?” What does it mean to be human?