We considered last week that in His death, the Lord Jesus put all ungodly violence to death. When the lion lies down with the lamb, it will be the outworking of His passion and sacrifice. When they no longer hurt or destroy in all His holy mountain, it will be because of the death He …
For This Reckless People
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we do not want to perish quickly from the land …
Introspective Weird Beards in the Monasteries
Al Mohler’s contribution to this edition of Tabletalk, an article entitled “Rethinking the Gospel?” is simply superb. And let me tell you why. First, he acknowledges Wright’s gifts. He is “brilliant, creative, provocative, and fascinating.” He also acknowledges that, as a matter of emphasis, Wright has some real contributions to make when it comes to …
My John Knox Outfit
In the video clip below (4:19), I am asked why I don’t preach in a white robe. In the course of that answer, I forgot to mention a few things. First, I do have a robe that I wear for academic events at NSA — a black Geneva gown. Sometimes when I do weddings I …
Nostalgia Is Not An Eschatology
What are we to do over Chrissie Hynde’s distress over the fact that her city was gone? And back when I was a kid, there was a singer named Joe South, who had a similar song — “Don’t it make you want to go home?” “There’s a six-lane highway down by the creek where I …
When Preachers Preach Fluffy Clouds
“In its worst form this kind of preaching degenerates into a kind of ‘Home on the Range’ sermon, ‘where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day'” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 78).
Gritty and Raw
[A sympathetic literary portrayal of opiate addiction allows a writer] “to demonstrate a personal knowledge of the lower depths, which has increasingly become a requirement for an imaginative writer to be taken seriously, at least in literary circles. We do not live in an auspicious age for the likes of Jane Austen or Henry James: …
What Marriage Is
Sexual activity without a covenant is not a marriage, and a marriage ceremony without sexual activity is no marriage. Marriage is covenanted sex with attendant covenantal responsibilities” (Her Hand in Marriage, p. 73).
Canon is Wired, I Tell You
You really need to be checking into CanonWIRED on a regular basis. They are making new content available on virtually a daily basis, and it is free. This includes, for example, audio from old history conferences. Look around there, and please take full advantage of it. And the video clip below, despite initial appearances, does …
A Brief Explanation for the Europeans
In my previous post, I noted that it appears that the Lord has delivered us from health care. Now I admit that this is a curious expression, especially for our European readers, who wonder at the strange psychology exhibited, even for an American, when someone expresses their gratitude to God for His mighty deliverance, and …