Joshua Steele

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Is Christ present in the sacraments through the priest/celebrant? In the elements (water, bread, wine)? In the entire acts of the church, clergy and lay, as it gathers? Yes!

→ 9:50 AM, Nov 20

I haven’t had the time to engage with @MatthewWBates work. But “The King Jesus Gospel” by @scotmcknight was life-changing for me in college, and I look forward to reading Bates’ “Salvation by Allegiance Alone” and “Gospel Allegiance” at some point!

→ 9:09 AM, Nov 20

“Faith in Jesus Christ” = “allegiance to Jesus Christ.” Read @scotmcknight’s summary of @MatthewWBates book, “Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ” here: www.patheos.com/blogs/jes…

→ 9:07 AM, Nov 20

Help me out: what’s the best discussion you’ve ever encountered on how to go about distinguishing between primary and secondary theological commitments, between the essentials and the adiaphora? I’m looking for sources for a research project.

→ 9:03 PM, Nov 18

You guys, Ignatius the succulent is looking a bit pale on top. Should I be concerned??

→ 8:36 AM, Nov 15

If the Führer does something, anything, then it must be OK, right?

I continue to hear echoes of a Führerprinzip (“leader principle”) in certain defenses of President Trump. As Nicholas Kristof notes,

“Trump continues to be strongly backed by House Republicans and Fox News. That’s the biggest difference from the Watergate hearings that ultimately led to President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation. There was no Fox News then, and Republicans and Democrats alike were loyal primarily to the country and its institutions rather than to an individual.”

But, hey, if our guy, our leader (Führer) does something, then it must be OK, right?

→ 11:37 AM, Nov 14

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→ 10:32 AM, Nov 13

How can we make the phrase “every Christian is a theologian” a more tangible reality? That’s the question on my mind these days.

→ 2:45 PM, Nov 12

I’m setting up thesteeles.online. Anyone else have a family website?

→ 1:26 PM, Nov 12

Go away! Read some books! www.firstthings.com/web-exclu…

→ 7:40 PM, Nov 11

It still weirds me out that “Gift” means “poison” in German.

→ 8:00 AM, Nov 10

Opinion: Don’t Let Trump Make You Numb to What’s Unacceptable (NYT)

A challenge from Nicholas Kristof:

America is not, as President Trump once called it, a “hellhole.” It is a nation of enormous strengths and resources, but we need to muster them now. A merit of our species is that we are adaptable and resilient and can get used to almost anything. But we should never get accustomed to all this. Let’s not let ourselves be numbed by the daily drip into accepting a level of Trumpian dysfunction that should always be unacceptable.

→ 11:05 AM, Nov 7

Every Christian, no matter their tradition, should do the Daily Office, take Holy Communion regularly, and follow the seasons of the Church calendar.

→ 6:14 AM, Nov 7

Some guys from my men’s breakfast group got me a Rublev Trinity icon for my ordination! They also got me some nice coffee, so I feel like they understand me pretty well! 😂

→ 8:26 PM, Nov 3

I got to baptize my daughter, Eva, last year on All Saints’ weekend! It will be fun to have her baptismal anniversary and my priestly ordination anniversary on the same weekend!

→ 8:24 PM, Nov 3

I was ordained to the Priesthood last night!

→ 7:14 AM, Nov 3

Can you be a good theologian if, since becoming a theologian, you’ve never changed your mind about anything?

→ 12:31 PM, Nov 1

You can get R.T. France’s NIGTC commentary on Mark’s Gospel for FREE on @Logos this month: www.logos.com/product/3…

→ 5:49 AM, Nov 1

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→ 3:18 PM, Oct 31

Anyone else out there doing #Blogvember?

→ 7:08 AM, Oct 31

Excited to read “Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World,” by Tom Holland!

→ 8:21 PM, Oct 30

Knee-jerk accusations against the patriotism of anyone who challenges the actions of President Trump (no matter how questionable or unpatriotic those very actions seem) are, in my opinion, echoes of a Führerprinzip

→ 5:13 AM, Oct 30

I’m contemplating deleting my Facebook and Twitter profiles again, this time for good. Anyone want to talk me down from (or push me over) the edge? If it weren’t for helping to run the Anglican Pastor Facebook and Twitter (@Anglican_Pastor) accounts, this would be quite easy.

→ 11:33 AM, Oct 29

What’s the best guide out there to the differences between the various branches, traditions, and denominations of the church? I’m looking for something like W. David’s Buschart’s “Exploring Protestant Traditions,” but with RCC and EO churches included.

→ 11:15 AM, Oct 29

You can now purchase Logos Bible Software Digital Gift Cards! www.logos.com/product/1…

→ 10:41 AM, Oct 29