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A Reformation Debate In 1518, Martin Luther, who had been the center of controversy in the church for some time, was called before church officials in Heidelberg to debate his beliefs. On one side were several imposing Catholic leaders with their arsenal of papers and books of canon law. On the other side was Luther…
A Worshiping Community of Grace One of the ways we describe Covenant Seminary is “a worshiping community of grace.” Worship is foundational in the lives of God’s people. In my inaugural address as president, I presented Covenant Seminary as a place that seeks to do theological education that is “doxological, transformational, and kingdom-missional.” While living…
“The rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. (Ps. 19:9–10 ESV) When the Bible speaks about God and salvation, it tells the truth. It also tells the truth when it speaks about…
The Great Day of Atonement and the Day That Far Greater Atonement Came* In Judaism to this day, the Day of Atonement—Yom Kippur—is a significant event. And no wonder: According to Leviticus 16, it was on this day, once a year, that the whole nation of Israel stopped work and joined together to repent of…
The Atonement: A Short Story* I wasn’t sure whether I was awake or asleep: It seemed too real to be a dream. A vision, perhaps? I was in a great crowd of people radiating out in every direction, as far as the eye could see. At the center of the crowd was a circle of…
God Turns Sacrifice on Its Head: Leviticus 17:11* During the Lord’s Supper, we pause to remember and celebrate the central event of Good Friday: Jesus’s death on our behalf. Each time I prepare to eat the bread and drink the wine, I find myself —perhaps surprisingly to most!—repeating a verse from Leviticus: “And I have given…
