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Scripture, Tradition, and Reason — the "three-legged stool" — seeking the via media.
Key question: “How do we faithfully interpret this text using the wisdom of Scripture, Church tradition, and God-given Reason?”
24,532 sermon illustrations through the Anglican lens
In Luke 14:1, 7-14, the via media holds: doctrine with humility, practice with reverence—today, not someday.
Micah 6: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Habakkuk 2: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it doesn’t flatter us—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Isaiah 62:1-5 challenges untethered spirituality—without rooted worship, zeal becomes drift—today, not someday.
Luke 13:31-35 challenges untethered spirituality—without rooted worship, zeal becomes drift—today, not someday.
If Psalm 107:1-9, 43 feels too concrete, remember: God uses means, not vibes—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 5:1-7 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.
Psalm 121 11:1-11 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Micah 6:1-8 2:4-13 is read with Scripture, Tradition, and Reason—truth that forms worship and life together.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace.
Colossians 1:15-28 is read with Scripture, Tradition, and Reason—truth that forms worship and life together.
1 Kings 18: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it doesn’t flatter us—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Lamentations 1:1-6, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Luke 6:27-38 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 4:11-12, 22-28 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace.
In John 14:23-29, the via media holds: doctrine with humility, practice with reverence—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Matthew 13: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Psalm 71:1-6, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18:9-14 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.
Joshua 5:9-12 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace—today, not someday.
Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days.