by Peter James | Dec 8, 2024 | Ephrem the Syrian
The Christmas story is full of paradoxes. You may recall from English class that a paradox is a seemingly contradictory statement that, upon further reflection, makes sense (the Greek word for paradox means “to think beyond”). Consider the paradox that the...
by Peter James | Apr 3, 2024 | Ephrem the Syrian
Why do we sing in worship? Singing is not mere filler, as warm-up to the sermon. Hymn singing has served a valuable teaching role in church history. Songs helped worshipers internalize the theology preached in the sermon. Many of our cherished hymns set Scripture to...
by Peter James | Jun 16, 2023 | Ephrem the Syrian
In his three-volume, eight-hundred-page work, Center Church, the late pastor Tim Keller devotes the entirety of his second volume to city ministry. He believed it was a primary biblical strategy for the early church to evangelize cities and appeals to churches in the...
