Small Catechisms

This week, Dr. Aaron Davis considers the following question posed anonymously: "In last weeks sermon, I heard a correlation made between having an abortion, after discovering the unborn child had downs syndrome, with rejecting the risen Lord. Did I hear this correlation made correctly?"

Links:

Nativity's website - nativityarden.org

CBS News reporting on Iceland and Down's Syndrome - Julian Quinones and Arijeta Lajka, "'What kind of society do you want to live in?': Inside the country where Down syndrome is disappearing," CBS News, August 15, 2017, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/down-syndrome-iceland/.

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about Christian creeds. What are creeds? Why would we want to use creeds? Why do creeds matter? Together we work through questions like these and more.

Links

Nativity's website - Link

The Nicene Creed - Link

The Apostles' Creed - Link

The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

Contact Dr. Davis with your input: [email protected].

This week, Dr. Aaron Davis considers the following question posed anonymously: "My dad died of dementia a few years ago. One of my hopes is to see him in heaven and have him recognize me. As I thought about yesterday's sermon, my mind wonders if this is a realistic expectation? What do you expect God to heal and not heal in our new bodies?"

Links:

Aaron Brian Davis, "Horizons of Hope: Disability, Eschatology, and the Work of the Holy Spirit," Journal of Disability & Religion 28, no. 3 (2024): 356-378.

Eleonore Stump, The Image of God: The Problem of Evil and the Problem of Mourning (Oxford University Press, 2022).

Preston McDaniel Hill and Aaron Brian Davis, eds. Disability Theology and Eschatology: Hope, Justice, and Flourishing (Lexington Books, 2025).

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Acts 5:27-32, Revelation 1:4-8, and John 20:19-31. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Luke 24:1-12. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches during the Great Vigil of Easter, jointly celebrated by Lutheran Church of the Nativity, Calvary Episcopal Church, and Fletcher United Methodist Church.

Readings from the service are Genesis 1:1-2:4, Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13, Exodus 14:10-15:1, 20-21, 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8, and Luke 24:1-12.

In this inaugural episode of Small Cathecisms we explore what's to come in this podcast and learn a bit about the background of our host, Dr. Aaron Davis.

Links

Nativity's website - nativityarden.org

Dr. Davis's homepage - aaronbdavis.com

I was wondering if the palm leaves and procession are a Lutheran thing or if many/most denominations do it? How far back does it go? Did they do anything like it in Luther's time?

Pastors Tim Canniff-Kuhn, Beth Kearney, and Doug Kearney discuss questions from the previous midweek dinners with Dr. Aaron Davis.

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from John 12:1-8. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.