Nicene Creed – Text & Context

By:Andrew Hicks
October 3, 2021
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The Trinity: An Introduction https://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sharon-santema-aUkj0N2Nzv4-unsplash-867x1024.jpg 867 1024 Andrew Hicks Andrew Hicks https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 3, 2021 October 7, 2021

The Trinity: An Introduction

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…

By:Andrew Hicks
September 20, 2021
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Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 5: “The Church is… Apostolic.”

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…

By:Andrew Hicks
September 6, 2021
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Say What You Believe

Why do you always say what you believe? Why do you always say what you believe? Every proclamation guarantees Free ammunition for your enemies (Awww!) – Aaron Burr, Non-Stop, Hamilton…

By:Andrew Hicks
September 6, 2021
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Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 4: “The Church is….Catholic…”

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”…

By:Andrew Hicks
September 5, 2021
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Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 3: “The Church is … Holy…”

The Church is holy. This is so in two senses. The first, is that the Church is holy. How can we claim otherwise? Jesus died and gave Himself up in…

By:Andrew Hicks
August 9, 2021
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Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 2: “The Church is One…”

This is my second post in a series of ecclesiological explorations. We are studying the church in order to counter the bad ecclesiology that pervades so much of today’s world.…

By:Andrew Hicks
July 26, 2021
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Ecclesiological Explorations – Part 1: Introduction

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…

By:Andrew Hicks
July 21, 2021
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For Times Like This

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,…

By:Andrew Hicks
April 5, 2021
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Why I’m A Catholic Christian

This is a manifesto for an orthodox generosity and an articulation of my thoughts on Christian unity. Inevitably, someone will read this and think I am claiming to be Roman Catholic. This…