This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Contemplating and Studying GodI cannot count the number of times I have heard meditation called “the lost art.” It seems unanimously spoken of as a foreign concept to popular Christianity. This is troubling if it is true, and I believe it is. The Western middle class is far too busy and hobby-filled to deliberately contemplate things that are beyond them. This trickles into Christendom. Even...
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Contemplating and Studying GodTheologians use the term theology proper to designate the study of God’s Being, as opposed to the broader theology which encompasses all of Scripture’s revelation. It is theology in its truest and most important sense because it is specifically the study of God. As such, it has a few distinctive areas of study, which we will look at with some modification: The...
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Contemplating and Studying GodAs we embark on a study of God’s Being and attributes, we must understand what exactly we are doing. We have low retention capacities for a few reasons: (1) We do not have proper categories in which to organize what we learn; so, we cannot think of the information as a unit but rather as isolated facts which we are intimidated to...
© 2025 · Christian Teaching Publications