Last week we considered the truth that we do more than consume in this meal—we are consumed as well. If the entire congregation is the loaf, as St. Paul plainly teaches, then we are—all of us—both eating and being eaten. We consume and are consumed. Christ gives Himself to us, certainly. But we also surrender …
A Prophetic Voice Gets Laryngitis
Here are just a few additional thoughts on the Biden/Palin debate. I will not say a lot about Biden, who came off as fairly experienced and just this side of sleazy. He clearly had lots of facts and figures at his fingertips, but, on the down side, many of them were wrong. If Palin had …
Christ and His Rivals
I am pleased to announce that Athanasius Press has released a commentary on Hebrews that I have written, entitled Christ and His Rivals. The book is now available, and can be obtained directly from Athanasius or from Canon. And while I have your attention, let me mention that Nancy has just finished a Bible study …
Louisiana Bearskinning
Here is an occasion for thanksgiving, along with a need for continued prayer. Yesterday, the Northwest Presbytery of the PCA approved a report finding Peter Leithart within the boundaries of the Westminster Confession. There was minority report that found differently, but the vote at presbytery was strongly in Peter’s favor. The need for continued prayer …
Pre-Release Giveaway
Over at Nate’s new blog, here, he is orchestrating a fun giveaway. The release date for the next Cupboards book is not until February, but he has some Advance Reader Copies to give away. However, you can’t find out how to enter here at this blog. You have to go there, to that blog.
No Gaffes to Embarrass the Republic
I will have more to say about all this later, but I wanted to get just a few words in about the Biden/Palin debate tonight. My comments here are just some more amateur punditry, and not a continued discussion of the previous, um, themes, we have been discussing. In other words, quite apart from whether …
Halloween
Here is a brief something I sent out to our church a few years ago. Some of you all might find it helpful. I forget if I have posted it before. Halloween As another Halloween approaches, and as many of us are working on building alternatives, I wanted to take the opportunity to offer a …
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And He Wasn’t Even American
C.S. Lewis wrote a poem once—Lines During a General Election—and the first two lines go like this: “Their threats are terrible enough, but we could bear All that; it is their promises that bring despair . . .”
And Tell Them We Are Men
“I wish you well. May your table be graced with lovely women and good men. May you drink well enough to drown the envy of youth in the satisfactions of maturity. May your men wear their weight with pride, secure in the knowledge that they have at last become considerable. May they rejoice that they …
Unbelief is Disobedience and Vice Versa
The Greek word apeitheia is rendered, strikingly, as both unbelief and as disobedience. And when you consider the context of these passages, it is noteworthy that either translation works about as well. In Romans 11, Pauls states it this way: “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. For as ye in times …