10 years after uncovering the true history of Halloween, Steven Wedegeworth considers the holiday in 2023.
Steven Wedgeworth
What Should Christians Think About Halloween?
If you’ve ever had questions about the origins of Halloween, this short article is for you.
Halloween: Its Creation and Recreation
Pagan festival? Christian mockery of evil? Or something else entirely? Steven Wedgeworth explores the true origins of Halloween.
Why We Need Easter Saturday
Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, we must learn to wait.
No Ashes to Ashes: An Anglican History of Ash Wednesday
Are ashes on Ash Wednesday really an Anglican tradition?
The Place of Images in the Venerable Protestant Tradition
The rejection of image veneration is a truly pan-Protestant position.
Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction
Why the world needs Protestant Social Teaching.
Temporal Ceremonies in the Scots Confession
A series hoping to find points of continuity between the "Anglican" position on ceremonies and tradition and that of the broader Reformed churches would surely want to skip the Scottish Confession of Faith, 1560. At least, that's the common assumption. Indeed, after a...
Special Ordinances in the French Confession of 1559
The French Confession of 1559 was put together by men associated with the National Synod at La Rochelle. Theodore Beza was one of the leading figures there. This confession is longer and more detailed than most of the earlier Reformed confessions, perhaps indicating...
Divine Tradition in Calvin’s Geneva
The next Reformed confession in our series on tradition is the Genevan Confession of 1536. This was written by John Calvin, but it shows an affinity with the Tetrapolitan Confession, particularly in its section on human traditions. In its 17th chapter, the Genevan...