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"May my teaching drop as the rain... like gentle rain upon the tender grass" Deuteronomy 32:2

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Browse Worthy (8/2/2012)

August 02, 2012

Creativity - Over at HeadHeartHand David Murray, whose eye-pleasing website displays well his and others' creativity,  has been doing a series on this subject well worth meditating on.  This post includes a

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Prayer meeting

Mentor Whispers

July 31, 2012

Last week retired pastor Dr. Roy Blackwood, who has been a longtime mentor to me, and his family made yet more volumes of his library available.  Knowing that many of my friends had

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Lord's Prayer

The Subject of Your Prayers

July 30, 2012

I know this may sound like one of those cheesy ads on a website sidebar, or perhaps the trite fare so often offered in evangelical circles, but I do not know how else

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The Extraordinary Logic of Romans 5:9-10

July 26, 2012

If you’ve never heard of the term a_ fortiori_, you’ve almost certainly reasoned in a way that reflects its meaning.  The idea behind it is basically this: “How much more then?

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Allergies

Allergy Prescription from the Doctor

July 25, 2012

One of the great soul ailments from which we all need to be cured is self-pity.  How about I offer you a doctor’s prescription for it? In his homilies on Psalm 73

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Summer Musings on Youth

July 20, 2012

With spatters against roof and window beckoning us, our family was drawn last evening to sit on our front porch and watch together a soaking summer storm.  Nothing like the drought here in

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Anne Frank

Jesus' Diary

July 17, 2012

A diary, if shared, can open up for us the private thoughts and world of the author. Readers can feel as if they know the person and his or her time when they

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Troubles Sleeping? Let Anne Bradstreet Point You to Jesus

July 14, 2012

Many people have trouble sleeping today. Medical doctors talk about three stages of insomnia: early, middle, and late onset. For some, sleeplessness is a physiological issue, for others it is a moral issue.

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2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians and the Grand Purposes of God

July 13, 2012

I’ve been chewing on 2 Corinthians lately, not in the slow methodical way where each sentence is carefully weighed in the balances of exegesis, but at a normal pace, like how a

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Queen for a Day: Book Review of Lady Jane Grey

July 12, 2012

Okay... so this isn't my book review... it belongs to Irene Huizing [https://twitter.com/IreneHuizing]: lover of Christ, elder's wife, editor extraordinare, servant of the church. Sometimes I

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Two-Sevenths of a Meditation on the Resurrection

July 06, 2012

Meditations on Jesus, his person and his work, are always worth meditating upon. We established that last week as we reflected, in meter, on the connection between his humiliation and exaltation. Sometimes meter

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Numbers 15

Of Sabbath Sticks & Stones

July 05, 2012

Like traveling down a highway on a vacation trip only to come upon a grisly accident, reading through the Scriptures can have a jarring impact upon you at times.  A short passage in

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Not All Independence is Created Equal

July 03, 2012

Hot dogs and burgers on the grill. Potato salad sitting in the sun all day. A day off work to swim, relax, and enjoy a cold one (Mexican Coke, please). Fireworks bursting in

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RPCNA Synod: The Aquila Report & Non-Reflection

July 02, 2012

A few people have asked me, "Where are those Aquila Report [http://theaquilareport.com] articles that you wrote during Synod?" "Well, they're on the Aquila Report, of course!

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Carrie Underwood

Rip Current

June 26, 2012

Each summer our family spends time on the shores of western Michigan.  Swimming in the cool water of Lake Michigan and riding its waves on floats or with bodies never grows tiresome. Sadly,

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An Ensemble of Audio

June 26, 2012

Lots to download, folks.  Gorge your ears! The Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter [http://www.albertmohler.com/2012/03/26/a-conversation-with-former-president-jimmy-carter/] Al Mohler had the distinct

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Poetry

Poy-ems as Christology

June 21, 2012

Yesterday, The Reverend Barry York gave us some Christology via versification. T. David Gordon in his little book, Why Johnny Can't Preach reminds us of the importance of literature in preparing

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God-Man

The True God-Man

June 20, 2012

In this summer of superheroes, why not "marvel" over these truths? He was baptized as Man— but He remitted sins as God. He was tempted as Man, but He conquered as

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How to Pray for Synod: A Little Birdie May Tell You... #RPSynod

June 19, 2012

Recently during family worship my family prayed for the Christian Reformed Church. Why'd we do that? I am a Reformed Presbyterian, why'd we sit in the living room of

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atheist double standard

A Quick Reflection

June 15, 2012

“I can understand why the notion of God has arisen and persisted, for it provides a simple purported explanation of great matters.  It is a comfort blanket for the anxious and deprived, and

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Ever Had One Of Those Weeks?

June 14, 2012

Ever had one of those weeks when everything you touch seems to go to dust.  Just had one, at least I hope it's over. Ever been in a situation/s where

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Berenstain Bears

A Stolen Motto

June 11, 2012

In the children’s book Berenstain Bear’s Nature Guide, one page shows this famous bear family walking through the woods wondering at the beauty they see all around them.  Displayed across the

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Sweet non-Tweet

June 09, 2012

Union w/ Christ is that of head w/ body. That point made by the martyrs, who preferred 2 lose heads rather than Christ. - Nicolas Kavasilas

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Gendercide

Gendercide

May 31, 2012

Gendercide is the newly coined term for the selective killing of people of one sex.  Most often it refers to the practice of nations which encourage for cultural and/or for governmental reasons

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In Case You Missed T4G

May 30, 2012

I have only listened to three of the 2012 main session T4G messages, and all three were superb!  If you can find time to listen to these, or at least one of them

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