What is eternal life? A Brief Reflection on Eternal Life and Proximity to God December 20, 2016 “And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3) It's an amazing concept. To know God is
God's Love Our Heart Telescope December 19, 2016 In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, making it unique among attempts to peer into the universe. As Hubble orbits the Earth, it does so above the atmosphere, which distorts and even
The Wrong Advent December 17, 2016 ’Tis the season for baby Jesuses and mangers, wise men and shepherds, as people give a passing acknowledgement to the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Carol services will be had, children perform their
biography Fair Anwoth by the Solway December 16, 2016 I used to keep a copy of the _Letters of Samuel Rutherford _ [http://www.wtsbooks.com/letters-of-samuel-rutherford-samuel-rutherford-9780851513881?utm_source=kborg&utm_medium=blogpartners] on my nightstand
Man Up! December 16, 2016 What does a real man look like in today’s (western) culture? A macho tough guy who never cries; he doesn’t let anyone tell him what to do – not his wife or
Browse Worthy: The Trumpian Landscape December 15, 2016 With the election over and the inevitable setting in, people are wondering what factors led to Trump's victory and what will things look like as he takes over. Here are a
A Little Christmas Tunage December 13, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPDQpel8bI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZ5MoUXKgc
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals The Too Visible Church December 12, 2016 Theologians like to speak of the distinction between the invisible church and the visible church. The invisible church "consists of the whole number of the elect" (WCF 25.1), meaning all
Luke 2 and Jesus' Birthplace December 09, 2016 The video below is a guest post from Dr. Michael LeFebvre, pastor of Christ Church Reformed Presbyterian in Brownsburg, Indiana, and author of Singing the Songs of Jesus: Revisiting the Psalms and Exploring
What Does Good Preaching Look Like? December 09, 2016 I heard a while back of a course on preaching at Greenville Seminary in South Carolina where the students spend a semester working through some sermons of men generally regarded as the best
autonomy A Real Redeemer, or: "Remember the Rose!" December 08, 2016 Christians call Jesus the Redeemer, and he is, but we sometimes forget that biblically, to be redeemed means to be ruled. To be redeemed means more than being brought back from bad circumstances;
Abraham Kuyper What Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Reveals About Christ and Culture December 05, 2016 The following is a guest post by J.K. Wall who is a writer in Indianapolis. His modernized abridgment of William Symington’s work, Messiah the Prince Revisited, was published in 2014 by
He didn’t choose the lamb December 03, 2016 There is a wonderful tie-up between Passover and the Lord’s Supper—the whole Exodus is God's giant illustration, painted in real time and history, of what Jesus' salvation
BuzzFeed Browse Worthy: Online Bullying December 01, 2016 One of the peculiarities of the Digital Age is how quickly mass hysteria can arise against someone. Perhaps the most famous case of this phenomenon is chronicled in The New York Times Magazine
Three Guys Theologizing 3GT Episode 20: Common Grace? Paranormal Activity? November 29, 2016 In this episode, the guys catch up a bit (until the 13 minute mark) and then move into their two main topics: common grace and demon possession. [audio mp3="https://threeguystheologizing.files.
Church A Congregant's Guide to Preaching November 29, 2016 As I was browsing my book shelves the other day I discovered that I have just over thirty books whose primary subject is the study of preaching. Aside, perhaps, from Charles Spurgeon, that
18 Proverbs for Church Struggles: What Pain in Church Life Has Taught Me November 28, 2016 If my perfect Lord learned obedience through suffering, so must all who follow him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nothing helps like dry and thirsty times to bring out the sweet taste of the Psalms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The best prayers
The Dodecahedron of Deception November 26, 2016 In about 12 hours times I'll be back in the pulpit! Tomorrow, God willing, I'll preach two Lord's Day sermons, to the hearers in the congregation over
Like That First Thanksgiving of Old November 24, 2016 Friends are coming today. They will join our little feast. Expected, we will pray and eat, Offering thanks for God's goodness Of food and friendship, Like that first Thanksgiving of old.
A Bit of Audio November 22, 2016 A few picks for the podcast inclined: * Intelligence Squared Debates: Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship [http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/give-undocumented-immigrants-path-citizenship] ? A fair-minded debate exploring the
Counseling The Relationship of Preaching to Pastoral Counseling November 21, 2016 In Colossians 1:28, the Apostle Paul states, “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” The goal
The lost word of motivation November 19, 2016 There’s a phrase I’ve read many times and never seen. It has registered on my retina, but not on consciousness. Yet it is used frequently enough to function as a motivation
I believe in the (cryogenic) resurrection of the dead November 18, 2016 I just heard on the news this morning that in a landmark ruling a judge in England granted the dying wish of a 14 year old girl with cancer to have her body
Complacency The Common Sin of Middle Age Believers November 17, 2016 Each stage of adult life presents its own unique challenges. Young adults worry about finding work and getting married. Older folks have increasing health problems and the loss of independent living. And those
Humor Another Tale of Squirrel Nut’s Kins November 14, 2016 Perhaps it was the fact a squirrel blew out a transformer last week and left the seminary without electricity for a few hours. Or hearing even nursing home residents are not safe from
