Solomon tells us that all the human basics are cyclic. They go around, and come around around again. He is not referring to the invention of gadgets, but he is talking about what makes civilizations tick. This is why so much of the discussion about “modernity” and “postmodernity” is just pretentious. What we call Enlightenment …
Regular Wine That Got Here Remarkably
When Jesus is teaching Nicodemus about the absolute necessity of the new birth, Nicodemus does not understand what He is talking about. In response to that bafflement, Jesus says this: If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things (John 3:12)? Catch …
Reading the Story Lived
INTRODUCTION: This psalm gives us a glimpse of David’s early years, and of the faithfulness and trust he displayed in hard circumstances. But he knew what God was like, and he knew how the world worked. That being the case, he could wait patiently, trusting. THE TEXT: To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of …
Revealed in Meals
The Lord loves to reveal Himself in meals. The Lord loves to feed us with food, which is not surprising, but He also loves to feed our souls when we sit together to break bread. This is true on an ordinary level, in each of our families, and it true here, as we sit down …
Real Revival
In a moment we will confess our sins. The message last week was about confession of sin, and how God is dealing with us so that we will deal honestly with Him. So what is it to confess? What is this duty, and to whom is it owed? In 1 John 1:9, we are told …
Delivered From Mere Externals
Father, when men do not know You in truth, they of necessity gravitate to the externals. The Spirit of God always marries the inside and the outside, and it is the sin of man that seeks to divide them. We confess that we live among a people whose hearts are far from You, and yet …
Most of Us Aren’t That Cute
People who follow trends are often very bad at reading them. People who read trends are often reluctant to join in the general merriment because they actually know what is being said. G.K. Chesterton once commented how gloriously wonderful and bright and cheerful Times Square would be . . . if you didn’t know how …
Naturally Clean
“Immorality is an insult to the body. Those who live in this way will continue to haul down upon their own heads all the natural consequences of unnatural behavior. How is it that a man can make love to his wife thousands of times over the course of forty years and not be at risk …
And Sometimes With a Spanking
“That is our business as preachers. ‘Oh, but the preacher must catch the spirit of the age.’ God forgive him if he does. Our business is never to catch, but by eternal truth to correct the spirit of the age” (G. Campbell Morgan, Preaching, p. 31).
Warholian Christians
There are, of course, some observations to be made from the Koran burning in Florida on Saturday. But for the farce to be given full justice, we really need more time. That limitation confessed right up front, here are just a few thoughts. The first point is that Andy Warhol lives. The media response to …