Christian Life
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On Historical Memory
by Alexei Laushkin I’ve been reading a pretty interesting book Church and State in American History by John F. Wilson. It’s written in 1965 and has a wide range of primary source documents on how Christians (evangelicals, Protestants and Catholics of a wide range of backgrounds) in the United States have thought about their relationship with…
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Re-imagining Christian Unity
by Alexei Laushkin John Calvin had a particular good insight that has always stuck with me. The idea was that the church was both visible and invisible, known and partially known because Christ himself ruled the church and governed it. Consider this passage from the Institutes: The judgment which ought to be formed concerning the…
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A Christian Take on Sex
by John Hrschonovich I’ve followed conversations between conservative Christians and the LGBT+ community for some time. As a millennial, I’ve grown up knowing many friends in the LGBT+ world. I listen to language and I still hear folks mishearing each other. From the conservative Christian, the LGBT+ world and many who do not share a…
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The Aim of the Christian Life
by Alexei Laushkin The following account between Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a 19th century Russian Saint, and Count Nicholas Motovilov (click here) is well worth taking the time to read in full. Count Nicholas asks the venerable Saint what the aim of the Christian life truly is. The answer, acquiring the Holy Spirit. Count Nicholas asks…