Have You Ever Read the Epistle to Diognetus? June 07, 2016 It's true. I'm a fan of reading early, post-apostolic Christian writings. There's some really good stuff... as well as not so good. Be that as it
Fourth Commandment Obedience School June 06, 2016 We have been enjoying a long weekend with my daughter and her family in Manhattan, Kansas. One of the fun parts of visiting them was attending the church plant to which they belong.
The Weeds of Sin and the Fruit of the Spirit June 04, 2016 I was thinking about the fruit of the Spirit recently and engaged in a bit of reverse engineering, or reverse gardening—to coin a concept. In other words I took the fruit of
A Complete Christ for Your Complete Needs June 03, 2016 The Christian life is full of needs. We are a needy people. Our needs go beyond the duty of being justified in the presence of a holy God. For there is no other
Andrew Melville A Troubling 17th Century Presbyterian "Tweet" June 02, 2016 What if a “tweet” about government interference in the church put you in prison for four years? Then eventually banished you from your country for the rest of your life? Such was the
Carl Trueman Can Women Teach Sunday School--A Fruitless or Fruitful Question? May 31, 2016 Occasionally I have a mild interest in the intramural disagreements floating around the blogosphere. Okay, let me be a little more accurate. I usually keep one eye on the latest cyber-wranglings but
Three Guys Theologizing 3GT: Technobabble in the Bathroom May 30, 2016 In this episode we talk about the place and use of technology, transgender bathrooms, Herman Witsius and the Donald. Good times as always! https://threeguystheologizing.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/3gt-161.mp3
Memorial Day A Memorial Day Meditation May 30, 2016 A number of years ago now our family took a vacation eastward and southward where we focused on learning more about the Civil War. We had been studying this war in our home
Do you really preach sin properly? May 27, 2016 Recently I've been meditating on the books of Romans and Isaiah and, thinking about the importance of preaching sin properly, I have drawn up a list of points to help me
Browse Worthy: Eternity Etched on My Eyes May 26, 2016 With Browse Worthy, I usually take thematically related links and put them together every week or two. However, today's link deserves a space all its own. Katie is a dear friend
Church Helping Rural America in Crisis May 24, 2016 In a recent article Anthony Bradley, professor of religious studies at The King's College in New York, drew attention to the "deadly crisis in rural America [http://www.worldmag.com/
Blogging The Backside Blessings of Blogging May 23, 2016 Like the businessman whose only measure of success is the bottom line or the pastor who only looks at how many people are in his church's pews, bloggers can also be
The Mild-Mannered Messiah May 23, 2016 The Meekness of the Master They say that confession is good for the soul - so I thought I better blog and get this off my chest.... .....I was preaching last Lord's
The Flow of the Psalms May 20, 2016 Here’s a question for all my fellow Pastors. If you’re preparing to preach on Peter’s confession of Jesus as Christ in Mark 8.29 and his subsequent misunderstanding of the
Bathrooms Browse Worthy: Bathroom Battles May 19, 2016 I never thought I'd have a blog post with this title. With three children sharing a bathroom at home, we do sometimes have minor skirmishes in this area. Yet they are
A Few Words For Our Cultural Moment May 17, 2016 "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal,
Bruce Jenner Answering This Generation's Question of Essential Identity May 16, 2016 Each news cycle brings with it one more saga about sexual and gender identity. North Carolina establishing bathroom laws against transgender usage. The mayor of New York City restricting travel to the state
1 Corinthians 13 "How Are You?" - and other declarations of malice May 11, 2016 Imagine that you're severely stressed. Maybe that's not too much of a stretch for you right now. If you're anything like me in tense times, then in
Touching Elisha's Bones May 10, 2016 Remember the story surrounding the death and burial of Elisha, the great prophet of Israel? The one who possessed a double portion of Elijah’s spirit, and who directly opposed the wickedness and
Edward Donnelly Worms and Fire May 09, 2016 Like growing, unsightly graffiti, ugly whitish-gray sacks have been developing in the branches all along the small trees in the woods running along the back of our property. These webs are the
Jesus’ Tears – No. 2 May 07, 2016 Tears are like a window to the heart. They show our deepest emotions. In Luke 19:41 we find the second occasion of Jesus weeping, this time over the city of Jerusalem. Why?
Behold Your Mother May 06, 2016 _ When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from
John Owen Help from John Owen on Not Entering into Temptation May 05, 2016 In the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus was praying about his upcoming crucifixion, he told his disciples in Mark 14:38, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” We could
Stopping by Foggy Books on a Spring Day May 03, 2016 Having just briefly dipped into B.B. Warfield's ancient tome, on 'the Inspiration and Authority of the Bible', eager to glean some tips on 'God-breathed', otherwise
A Brief Reflection on Ephesians 2:7 May 02, 2016 "4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace
