Tag Archives: Doctrine of God

A Sermon for Trinity Sunday

I preached on Trinity Sunday (June 12) at Prairie Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, MB.  Below is the text of my sermon on the lectionary texts:  Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8Romans 5:1-5John 16:12-15. Continue reading A Sermon for Trinity Sunday

The Good News of the Impassible Love of God

In the wake of Moltmann’s The Crucified God (1973), it has become fashionable in some theological circles to celebrate the “suffering” or passibility of God.  In recent years, I have become increasingly convinced that such construals may not actually understand how the language of “impassibility” has historically functioned in the Christian theological tradition and particularly in the work of the Fathers. Continue reading The Good News of the Impassible Love of God