Selected Reading, February 13, 2020

 

I think you should check out these pieces this weekend.

Creeds

“The Profession of Truth”: Part 1 and Part 2
This two-part series looks at the purposes of the 1677 Baptist Confession as explained by those who crafted it. The first purpose was to express the Baptist’s agreement with other dissenting churches, namely, the Presbyterians and Congregationalists. Secondly, the framers wished to clarify the Baptist’s distinctiveness from these other churches. And third, they wanted to disciple their church members.

The applications drawn in these two pieces are especially useful for contemporary churches working on revising or rewriting their statement of faith.

Scripture

The Inspiration of Scripture
I know I link to the SimplyPut podcast a lot, but they have some excellent short essays on various theological terms. If you’re not already checking them out weekly, you should start.

History

Daniel De Superville – Bringing Comfort to a Pilgrim Church
I’ve been interested in the Huguenots since I learned a little bit about them in elementary school. This is the story of a faithful Huguenot pastor.

Friendship

Church Small Talk Was More Important Than I Thought
I’m an introvert, and I’ve sometimes found small talk annoying. But now I miss it. There are people I used to see and greet every week that I haven’t seen or greeted for nearly a year, and I miss them. I recently caught up with one long time peripheral (but not unimportant) friend in the grocery store and it was wonderful.