M. Todd Hall A father teaching his daughter to ride a bike: an embodied education [The incarnate Word] could never be learned if, at the same time, its meaning were not also grasped, and its meaning could not be grasped if it were not, also, incarnate in us. This is the basic invitation that Christ made, and continues to make to us, that we come to know the truth of this message through practicing it, down to the most minute detail.… To know the Gospels through seeking to practice them,...

If you haven't already subscribed to the Journal of Christian Studies, make sure you do today so you won't miss 5/3, which is in the final stages of editing and formatting. The theme of this issue is "Instruction in the Faith: Catechesis." Following is an excerpt from Darren Williamson's article, "Family Worship: An Essential Tool for Discipling the Next Generation," and the Table of Contents for this issue. See our previous post for the editor's note. Family Worship: An Essential Tool for...

Perhaps the greatest irony of our present age is the absolute moralism of a culture which rails against institutionalized morality. “Don’t force your morality on me” is often uttered in complete sincerity and without a hint of irony. Increasingly in our contemporary world, this commitment to the morality of moral relativism is becoming manifest in the church. One can often see in the language of these converts to the new morality of the West all the righteousness of the raging prophets,...