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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?”
24,499 sermon illustrations through the Anglican lens
1 Peter 2: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it doesn’t flatter us—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, the via media holds: doctrine with humility, practice with reverence—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Malachi 3: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
In Psalm 97, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Acts 10: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Daniel 7: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it doesn’t flatter us—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Hebrews 11: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Ephesians 1:15-23 Philemon 1-21, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
John 1:29-42 Joel 2:23-32, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
John 1:1-14 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
If Luke 4:21-30 feels too concrete, remember: God uses means, not vibes—today, not someday.
John 21:1-19 challenges untethered spirituality—without rooted worship, zeal becomes drift—today, not someday.
If Hebrews 12:18-29 feels too concrete, remember: God uses means, not vibes—today, not someday.
Joshua 5:9-12 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace—today, not someday.
Psalm 19 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:17-23 Timothy 3:14-4:5 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Revelation 5:11-14 challenges untethered spirituality—without rooted worship, zeal becomes drift—today, not someday.
Matthew 28:16-20 Hebrews 12:18-29, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Luke 6:27-38 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
Colossians 3:1-4 13:1-8, 15-16 is read with Scripture, Tradition, and Reason—truth that forms worship and life together.
Joel 2:23-32 is read with Scripture, Tradition, and Reason—truth that forms worship and life together.
Psalm 85 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.