“The Country Parson preacheth constantly, the pulpit is his joy and his throne” (Herbert, The Country Parson, p. 62). … [Read more...]
Different Ways It Can Go
“An ignorant, undisciplined, and unspiritual man cannot write a good sermon; neither need a learned, thoroughly disciplined, and holy man, preach a bad extemporaneous sermon” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 221). … [Read more...]
On Not Blowing Sunshine
Introduction: A few weeks ago, Thabiti contributed to our ongoing discussion of the presidential election and race relations with this post. I responded briefly here, and promised to say more about it later on. It is now later on, and so here I am. Productive … [Read more...]
Review: Eutaxia, Or, the Presbyterian Liturgies : Historical Sketches
Eutaxia, Or, the Presbyterian Liturgies : Historical Sketches by Baird My rating: 4 of 5 stars A helpful compendium of historical Reformed liturgies, and their genealogical connections. The author Baird, given the nature of his subject, is not exactly a barrel … [Read more...]
Review: The Works Of Thomas Reid: Volume 1
The Works Of Thomas Reid: Volume 1 by Thomas Reid My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really informative. Reid was the road not taken, and subsequent centuries paid a heavy price for it. The founder of the sturdy Scottish Common Sense philosophy, Reid attempted to … [Read more...]
Turn Us, Lord: Eighth Decade of Psalms/Psalm 80
Introduction: As with others of the psalms of Asaph, this is likely either in the tradition of the school of Asaph, or by another Asaph downstream from the father of that tradition. The events described here are not what we see in the time of David and Solomon, so it is either … [Read more...]
Whoa and Giddyup
Self-control is not a virtue that can be tucked away in one small portion of our lives. We have seen that it applies everywhere, and that when a people are self-governed, they are in a position to enjoy free government. It should be self-evident to us that a huge collection of … [Read more...]
Host, Guest, Food
In this meal we eat family style. We both receive the food and we pass the food. In addition to this, because it is a covenant meal, we consume the food that is made up for all the others, and we offer ourselves to be consumed to all the others. We are enabled to do this because … [Read more...]
Standing Fast
If I might, I would like to begin with a set of bundled quotations. The first is from The Pilgrim’s Progress, the second from John Buchan’s trilogy of books, The 39 Steps, Mr. Standfast, and Greenmantle, and the third from a few places in Scripture. Please bear with me for just a … [Read more...]
Inverted Reputation
“Athanasius had to stand contra mundum, and it is he who is the representative man from that era and not the whole world he had to contend against” (Writers to Read, p. 21). … [Read more...]
Love Has Fists
“Loving something while being unwilling to fight for it would be better categorized as lust” (Writers to Read, p. 20). … [Read more...]
Basic Qualifications
“Now if a shepherd know not which grass will bane, or which not, how is he fit to be a shepherd?” (Herbert, The Country Parson, p. 60; bane means poison). … [Read more...]
With Gathered Force
“Behind every extemporaneous sermon, as really as behind every written sermon, the whole duration of the preacher’s life, with all the culture and learning it has brought with it, should lie” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, pp. 219-220). … [Read more...]
A Vast Aquifer of Corruption
Introduction: Rachel Held Evans has recently argued that a vote for Hillary Clinton is not inconsistent with a pro-life ethic. There are any number of confusions involved in how she presents the case, but I am going to try to limit myself to addressing just three of them. I … [Read more...]
The Content Cluster Muster (08.11.16)
Scribenda: Writing Contest The fellows over at Roman Roads Media have a writing contest going on for high school students. The winning essay answering the question "Why do we love superheroes?" will be featured in the 2017 issue of Digressio, and receive a $100 Amazon gift … [Read more...]
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