Theology in Verse

Hymns, Sacred Poems, and Other Theological Musings

Saturday, June 13, 2015

New, Cross-Centered Stanza of "Holy, Holy, Holy"

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"Holy, Holy, Holy" is one of the all-time classic and beloved hymns of English hymnody. And for good reason. It's God-centere...
Friday, July 11, 2014

And Such Is the Grace of God

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And Such Is the Grace of God Justin Wainscott, 2014 I'm amazed (though not often enough) at the beauty that comes out of brokenness,...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

N.D. Wilson on "Lighten Up, Christians, God Loves a Good Time"

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Nate Wilson continues to write books and articles that are thought-provoking, imaginative, well-stated, and enjoyable to read. His recent ar...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"Love Is a Good Thing" by Andrew Peterson

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Love Is a Good Thing Andrew Peterson (from Resurrection Letters, Volume II ) It knocked me down, it dragged me out It left me there fo...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

The Church Singing

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The new 9Marks Journal is on "The Church Singing." Check it out here . Below is the editor's note from Jonathan Leeman: ...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Resources to Help Your Understanding of the Old Testament

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This past Sunday morning, I preached a sermon titled "Christ, the Christian, and the Old Testament" from Matthew 5:17-18. In that ...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Let Us Not Mock God with Metaphor

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Seven Stanzas at Easter John Updike, 1960 Make no mistake: if He rose at all it was as His body; if the cells’ dissolution did not reve...
Friday, April 18, 2014

It's Friday...But Sunday's Comin'!

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It's Friday...But Sunday's comin'! - an excerpt from a S.M. Lockridge sermon
Monday, April 7, 2014

Sermon Preparation with the Bible in One Hand and the Hymnal in the Other

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Karl Barth's pairing of the Bible and the newspaper is well known: "We should read the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the o...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Signs of Life...New Life

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The article below, my reflections on spring and the resurrection, originally appeared as a guest column in the recent issue of the Baptist ...
Monday, March 31, 2014

An Opening Day Poem

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A poem in honor of the Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season.   Baseball John Updike, 1932-2009 It looks easy from a distance...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Learning from the Birds

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Overheard in an Orchard Elizabeth Cheney Said the robin to the sparrow, "I would really like to know why those anxious human bein...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Timothy George to Give Scholar-in-Residence Lectures at Union University on "Christian Witness in Nazi Germany"

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Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School , will be speaking about the Christian witness in Nazi Germany at the Scholar-in-R...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Congregational Singing Starts with the Pastor

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My article in the current issue of the Baptist & Reflector is an "amen" to the recent post by Keith Getty on improving congr...
Friday, February 28, 2014

His Blood Shall Over All Prevail

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I love the last two lines of this stanza by Toplady: The Sinner's Rest Augustus Toplady, 1740-1778 Oh, that I now the voice might hear, ...
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