Jeffrey C. Long

Psalm 37:5 “Entrust your journey to the Lord and hope in Him: and He will act” One of the wonderful discoveries when you do regular devotions is that certain verses will jump out at you. This doesn’t seem to happen to me if my reading is only casual and occasional. This week during my morning [...]

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My new blog has been launched at http://jeffreyclong.typepad.com/journey. It’s still a little rough around the edges look-and-feel. From the welcome: Welcome to “Journey to Westminster and Schleitheim.” Our destination is to understand the theology of two streams of Christian faith. The first is the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Written in the 1640′s, it is the culmination [...]

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A proper beginning would involve getting to know the history of Westminster Abbey and it’s place in history. The following links will give you some insight. First we learn about the church itself. Second, the assembly that came together to develop the catechism. And finally, what is a catechism in general, and what is the [...]

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A blog is a form of publishing a website whose features benefit both the publisher (me) and the reader (you). When you come to a blog, you will always find the most recent post at the very top. This is called reverse chronological order. On the side is a list of recent posts as well [...]

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Welcome to “Journey to Westminster and Schleitheim.” Our destination is to understand the theology of two streams of Christian faith. The first is the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Written in the 1640′s, it is the culmination of western protestant theology. By understanding it we are able to grasp the theological conclusions that have been made throughout [...]

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My trackpad’s been freaking out. Fortunately, it is still under warranty. I’m probably going to take it in to get fixed next Monday. Can’t imagine living without my computer though. And need to back it up before I take it in. I should be doing this anyway, but since it will be going under the [...]

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The Kitchenhood of all believers: A Journey into the discourse of Mennonite Cookbooks. “Within the expanding discipline of Mennonite studies, few scholars have paid any attention to the cultural and religious importance of Mennonite cookbooks. Yet when we consider how central food has been for Mennonites[2] over the years, we might expect to see a [...]

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Someone recently wrote to ask “I’m interested in why you are interested in liturgy.” I thought it was a good question, so I’ve posted my response below. re: liturgy. i too have gone to catholic mass periodically. even attended an episcopal church once. years ago i bought a book of common prayer (they aren’t really [...]

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