Why Do We Need Revival?

Credo 17 April 2023 When posed with the question what the evangelical church needs to do better, Dorothea Wendebourg, an emeritus Professor at Humboldt-University Berlin, replied that the processes of “doing better” are not in our hands. This was the case even during...

Virtuous Living and Creation Care

Credo 3 April 2023 The question that is receiving some attention among politicians, policy-makers and stakeholders is whether individuals or institutions should bear the greatest responsibility for solving the current climate crisis. According to an article published...

Is God the Author of Evil in the World?

Credo 20 March 2023 Very often, we are stumped when faced with the question or charge, “Is God the author of evil that happens in the world?” Expanded, the charge goes something like this: “If God is the sovereign creator of the world, and if being the sovereign...

The Sacrament of the Ordinary

Credo 6 March 2023 Some Christians are prone to think that the Christian life is a series of spiritual “mountaintop” experiences. The Christian life must be radical and exciting, filled with inspiring supernatural encounters with God at every turn. These believers...

Church Discipline: A Loss of Nerve

Credo 20 February 2023 Why are modern churches so reticent when it comes to church discipline? The problem is across the board, affecting both Catholic and Protestant churches. The dithering among the bishops of the Catholic Church in the USA on whether Joe Biden...

Just a Hallucination?

Credo 6 February 2023 In the fifteenth chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Christians at Corinth, we find the earliest and most extensive discussion on the resurrection in the New Testament. The integrity of the Christian faith, the apostle insists, hinges on the...