In The Great Stream: A Reviewhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jack-anstey-HtUBBdNDxpQ-unsplash-1024x694.jpg1024694Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
In The Great Stream: Imagining Churches of Christ in the Christian Tradition is a zenith in writings about the Churches of Christ (COC). Leonard Allen, dean of the college of…
The Trinity: An Introductionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sharon-santema-aUkj0N2Nzv4-unsplash-867x1024.jpg8671024Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
The earliest Christians wrestled with their articulation of the Trinity. The monotheism that the early followers of Jesus inherited from Judaism prohibited them from concluding that Jesus was one god…
Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 5: “The Church is… Apostolic.”https://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/skull-kat-yhEgkxZqkkk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Since its beginning, teaching has been a key part of what the Church does in the world. In fact, right after responding to Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost…
Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 4: “The Church is….Catholic…”https://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/skull-kat-yhEgkxZqkkk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
One distinction is important to make right off the bat. This is NOT referring to the Roman Catholic Church. The distinction that is usually made is between the capital “C”…
Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 3: “The Church is … Holy…”https://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/skull-kat-yhEgkxZqkkk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
I am a Bibliophile. I love books. I collect books. Sometimes I collect more than I should….at least that’s what my wife thinks. I just love learning. I am also…
For Times Like Thishttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/brett-jordan-RrnWUq0btwA-unsplash-1024x768.jpg1024768Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
I am a huge fan of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. The cop drama and special nature of their victims make this show irresistible. In one episode I watched tonight,…