Anglicanism – Reading For The Glory

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

(Episode 42): Adam Pruitt | How Christianity Shaped the Modern West

In this episode Zach is joined by Adam Pruitt for a Book Club discussion around Tom Holland’s seminal book “Dominion” and a broader discussion on how Christianity has shaped modern Western culture. Try Red Bike Coffee today! https://www.redbikecoffee.com/shop-all Find a copy of “Dominion” by Tom Holland here: https://a.co/d/0epcEcvH Read Adam’s Nicene Creed article here. Get … Continue reading (Episode 42): Adam Pruitt | How Christianity Shaped the Modern West

March 17, 2026March 28, 2026

Book Review: The Challenge of Acts (N. T. Wright)

In The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is (Zondervan Academic, 2024), N.T. Wright offers a clear, accessible, and expansive look at Luke’s account of the early Church. Wright’s goal is to give his readers eyes to see Christ’s present rule and reign at the right hand of the Father (beginning at … Continue reading Book Review: The Challenge of Acts (N. T. Wright)

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

(Episode 41) Fr. Hans Boersma | Reading The Bible Sacramentally

In this episode Zach is joined by Fr. Hans Boersma to discuss what it looks like to recover a sacramental understanding of Holy Scripture. This discussion draws upon Fr. Boersma’s books “Scripture As Real Presence” and “Pierced By Love”. Try Red Bike Coffee today! https://www.redbikecoffee.com/shop-all Books by Fr. Boersma discussed in this episode: Get your … Continue reading (Episode 41) Fr. Hans Boersma | Reading The Bible Sacramentally

March 3, 2026March 24, 2026

Blood On My Hands: Why Theology Matters

Theology matters. We might be tempted to think that we don’t need to worry ourselves with “all that theology stuff”. All we need is the Bible and Jesus. Yet what we believe matters. Let me give you an example, and one that has changed my life. A few months ago my family and I were … Continue reading Blood On My Hands: Why Theology Matters

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

(Episode 40) Rev. Fergus Butler-Gallie | Twelve Churches That Shaped Christianity

In this episode Zach is joined by Rev. Fergus Butler-Gallie to discuss his new book “Twelve Churches: An Unlikely History of the Buildings That Made Christianity” (Avid Reader Press, 2025) Get a copy of Rev. Butler Gallie’s book here. Get your FREE BOOK here. Try Red Bike Coffee today! https://www.redbikecoffee.com/shop-all ——— Have Feedback or Questions?Email … Continue reading (Episode 40) Rev. Fergus Butler-Gallie | Twelve Churches That Shaped Christianity

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

(Episode 38) Andrew Atherstone | J. C. Ryle on the Christian Life

In this episode Zach is joined by joined by Andrew Atherstone to discuss his new book Ryle on the Christian Life (Crossway, 2025) Get a copy of Andrew’s book here. Get your FREE BOOK here. Try Red Bike Coffee today! https://www.redbikecoffee.com/shop-all ——— Have Feedback or Questions?Email usFind us on Instagram⁠Follow us on XFollow us on … Continue reading (Episode 38) Andrew Atherstone | J. C. Ryle on the Christian Life

January 13, 2026January 26, 2026

(Nicene Creed): Who Proceeds from the Father…[and the Son]

Editorial Note: Last year we went line by line through the Nicene Creed in celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the start of the Council of Nicaea in 325AD. For keen readers, you probably noticed that we skipped a line. In fact we did, and for good reason as you will see in Alex’s article … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): Who Proceeds from the Father…[and the Son]

December 4, 2025December 6, 2025

(Nicene Creed): We Look For the Resurrection of the Dead… Amen.

As we come to the final line of our study on the Nicene Creed, close your eyes for a moment and picture a hidden room in fourth-century Rome. A small group of Christians gathers in the half-light as their bishop recites words you and I still say on Sundays: We believe in the resurrection of … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): We Look For the Resurrection of the Dead… Amen.

December 1, 2025December 4, 2025

Hope: A Meditation for the First Week of Advent

“It will happen in the final days that the mountain of Yahweh’s house will rise higher than the mountains and tower above the heights. Then all the nations will stream to it, many peoples will come to it and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh to the house of the … Continue reading Hope: A Meditation for the First Week of Advent

November 13, 2025November 20, 2025

(Nicene Creed): One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church

Within the Nicene Creed there are many wonderful affirmations of the Christian faith. Many lines of prose where people affirm with gusto. Yet, one line remains influential and controversial. That line being “one holy catholic and apostolic Church.” Despite its controversy, in the proper context, one can embrace this line with excitement, too. The phrase … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church

November 6, 2025November 13, 2025

(Nicene Creed): Who Has Spoken Through The Prophets…

In the south transept of Chartres Cathedral looms a magnificent rose window portraying the exaltation of Christ. Just beneath visitors will find five smaller lancet windows—the central featuring a regal Mary holding the infant Christ. The four on either side are more difficult to make out. Each window shows two men—one resting on the shoulders … Continue reading (Nicene Creed): Who Has Spoken Through The Prophets…

October 21, 2025October 22, 2025

(Episode 32): Fr. Hans Boersma | Recovering A Sacramental Understanding of Reality

In this episode Zach is joined by Fr. Hans Boersma to discuss what it looks like to recover a sacramental understanding of reality. This discussion draws upon Fr. Boersma book Heavenly Participation (Eerdmans, 2011). Find a copy of Fr. Boersma’s book here. Get your FREE BOOK here. ——— Have Feedback or Questions?Email usFind us on … Continue reading (Episode 32): Fr. Hans Boersma | Recovering A Sacramental Understanding of Reality