Stephen Eyre
When this article appeared in Theology Matters in 1998, Stephen Eyre was Pastor for Ministry Support and Christian Discipleship at College Hill Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH. He had authored several books including Time with God: Renewing Your Devotional Life, Defeating the Dragons of the World: Resisting the Seduction of False Values, and Entering God’s Presence.
Eight essays from eight issues, 1998 to 2005
2005
Two essays
Study of the Heidelberg Catechism, Study 5: Questions 24-64: The Nature of The TrinityIssue 3, 2005
Why does the doctrine of the Trinity feel so counter-intuitive, and why do Christians hold to it anyway? Stephen Eyre compares it to the sun that…
Study of the Heidelberg Catechism, Study 4: Questions 20-23: The Nature of True FaithIssue 1, 2005
What makes faith “true,” and what has it to do with the creed we recite on Sunday? Stephen Eyre reads Questions 20 to 23 of the…
2004
Two essays
Study of the Heidelberg Catechism, Study 3: Questions 10-19: God’s Gift of a RedeemerIssue 3, 2004
Why does the Catechism speak of God’s anger before it names a Redeemer? Stephen Eyre argues that the love of God and his anger go hand…
Study of the Heidelberg Catechism, Study 2: Questions 3-11Issue 2, 2004
Why has sin become the one subject nobody will mention? Stephen Eyre turns to the Heidelberg Catechism’s nine questions on sin to show how it joins…
2003
One essay
Study of the Heidelberg Catechism, Study 1: IntroductionIssue 3, 2003
Where can anxious people find comfort when the news is bad and the world feels unsteady? Stephen Eyre opens a series on the Heidelberg Catechism with…
1998
Three essays
An Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution: Approved by the 210th GA (1998) and Recommended to the Presbyteries for Their VoteIssue 6, 1998
What would the 1998 amendments on new church development, full communion and communion for the homebound change in the Book of Order? Stephen Eyre weighs Amendments…
A Consideration of the Proposed Contemporary Version of the Nicene CreedIssue 5, 1998
Does a more readable Nicene Creed change what the church confesses? Stephen Eyre compares the traditional text with the proposed contemporary version line by line and…
An Analysis of the First CatechismIssue 1, 1998
Can a children’s catechism be warm and still leave out sin? Stephen Eyre reads the PCUSA’s proposed First Catechism beside the Heidelberg and the Shorter Catechism…