Joshua Heavin

These words are very precious to me. Gregory of Nyssa recorded Macrina's prayer around the time he participated in the council of Constantinople, where the creed we still confess was approved. This is the hope of Nicene faith in action, amidst light and darkness, life and death.

My latest, in @mereorthodoxy for World Down Syndrome Day, is on what it means to be a human being. My point of departure is the late Dan Treier's christology, that human beings are "the creatures whose nature the Son of God assumed in the incarnation." mereorthodoxy.com/in-relation-to…

My latest essay, in @MereOrthodoxy: Confessional Protestantism in Ecumenical Winter mereorthodoxy.com/confessional-p…

My latest writing: In @MereOrthodoxy, I reviewed Andrew Atherstone's book on J.C. Ryle in @Crossway's "Theologians on the Christian Life" series: mereorthodoxy.com/ryles-vision-o…

Shared via @buffer I had a blast reuniting w/ @calebwait to speak w/ @brandon_d_smith on the Church Grammar podcast about the Nicene Creed's 1,700th anniv. We reflect on making @Passages_Pod for @mereorthodoxy, the Trinity, Union with Christ, & more! secundumscripturas.com/2025/12/03/jos…

"If character is who we are when no one else is looking, it is especially revealed when we find ourselves in institutional settings, relationships, vocations, and situations that become discouraging, exhausting, and our efforts feel futile and hopeless." mereorthodoxy.com/character-in-a…

My latest: in @mereorthodoxy I review @FredFredSanders's wonderful new book "Union with Christ and the Life of Faith" @BakerAcademic Whole book is great; chapters on union with Christ in the canon & creeds are a blast! Oh the deep, deep love of Jesus! mereorthodoxy.com/union-with-chr…

My latest: in @mereorthodoxy I review @FredFredSanders's wonderful new book "Union with Christ and the Life of Faith" @Baker Academic Whole book is great; chapters on union with Christ in the canon & creeds are a blast! Oh the deep deep love of Jesus! mereorthodoxy.com/union-with-chr…

@buffer @mereorthodoxy mereorthodoxy.com/character-in-a…

via @Buffer My latest writing, in @MereOrthodoxy: "Character in Absurd Times." It's a little exercise for practicing moral theology amidst discouragements & absurdity. From "The Lord of the Rings," it compares better & worse ways to seek Advent-like hope mereorthodoxy.com/character-in-a…

Grateful to share that my article was accepted by the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; it will appear in vol69.1 in March of 2026, entitled: "Finding and Seeking God’s Dwelling Place in Christ: Psalm 132 as a Case Study for Theological Interpretation of Scripture."

shared via @Buffer I am elated to share that my article "Christ Our Contemporary: Paul and Hebrews on Participation in Christ" is now published in "Pro Ecclesia," the scholarly journal of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology @ProEcclesiaCCET journals.sagepub.com/eprint/XRZ23XE…

Shared via @Buffer In @mereorthodoxy, I reviewed the collected shorter writings of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin Jr., which were spiritually & intellectually formative in my earliest days of theological learning. Of the 10 things I highlight, especially note #1 mereorthodoxy.com/learning-from-…

My debut in @commentmag: "Mercy, Attentiveness, and Alyosha." In light of challenges posed by emerging artificial intelligence technology to education, mortality, and human existence, I ponder the way of mercy and a recent attempt to befriend a widow. comment.org/mercy-attentiv…

I had the privilege and joy of preaching yesterday, Trinity Sunday. Texts: Isa 6.1-7, Ps 29, Jn 16.5-10, Rev 4 youtube.com/watch?v=ZM7-ao…

Dr. Sam Bennett of the Dionysius Circle (@dionysiuscircle) gave me the joy & privilege of speaking about my IJST article on Reading Paul with Gregory of Nyssa on Participation in Christ and Divine and Human Righteousness onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/par…

Via @buffer: In @mereorthodoxy I wrote about the Prayer of Humble Access, its biblical & theological richness, & the wisdom of its liturgical setting in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Who is God? “the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy.” mereorthodoxy.com/in-defense-of-…

Not really online these days; posting here via @Buffer. But I'm elated to share my latest publication, an article in the International Journal of Systematic Theology — & it is open access! The first FN thanks many people, but mainly thanks be to God! buff.ly/42x4ViX

My latest writing, in @mereorthodoxy Want to do something big, something that transcends yourself as an individual, something of lasting significance for God and the church and the world? Live a holy life. buff.ly/4gPnN1r

A bit of late notice here, but at 3pm central today (9/9/24) I am presenting a paper entitled ""Participation in Christ and Divine & Human Righteousness: Reading Paul with Gregory of Nyssa" at @HouChristianU's theology research seminar; zoom link in here: buff.ly/4gjy05N

@Ben_Castaneda1 Thanks so much for these kind words!

@JoshuaHeavin @Wycliffe_UofT @HouChristianU Excited for you and your students!

This Fall I am teaching the Intro to New Testament II, "Who is Jesus?" course spanning from Romans to Revelation as an adjunct professor at @Wycliffe_UofT, & a course on Trinitarianism at @HouChristianU. "Who is sufficient for these things?" Please pray for me & these students!