In Case You Missed It
Something Like Dryer-Vent-Lint-for-Brains
Introduction: In order to keep these things plain and clear and lucid and comprehensible and transpicuous, you and I are going to have a little talk about this here election tomorrow. And in this little talk I am going to play the role of a Dutch uncle, which means, in its turn, that I am …
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Book of the Month/No Quarter November 2020
As we look back over the debris field of the year behind us, it is hard to believe what has transpired in just a handful of months. There we were last February, cruising at 30,000 feet, nibbling away at our little bag of pretzels, well adjusted to the cabin pressure, little realizing that our pilot …
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You Know the Drill
So here it is November yet again, and it is our third time around. I suspect that many of you know the drill, but in case you are new to these parts, I suppose I should take just a moment to explain the ground rules. Exactly what is No Quarter November? Or, as we will …
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Psalm 121/Jehovah Keeps
Sermon Video The Thirteenth Decade of Psalms: Introduction: This psalm is a brief word of great encouragement. God’s providential care is true help, and it is a help that is promised to everyone ...
Logos 9 Hath Arrived
I have been using the newly released Logos 9 for the last week or so, and I am here to write about it. Let me say right up at the front end that I received the upgrade in exchange for a review, but no restrictions whatever were placed on the content of the review. I …
Or a Couple Tens
The Content Cluster Muster (10.29.20)
Van the Man: Do You Really Wonder Why I Like Open Road Photos?: Debate: Does God Decree All Evil?: Hold the Sauce: "I don't need no sauce on the Word. I need the Word to be solid food…" – @kanyewest https://t.co/rDSg4GtEv3 #ToTheWord2020 #BibleReadingChallenge pic.twitter.com/fpe6vyL96p— Christ Church (@Christ_Kirk) October 27, 2020 Beza’s A Learned Treatise of …
A Grim Invitation
“So he kept his kingly word and came with rings,
Treasures, and torques, the tables were heaped,
The hall reared up high, with horn-gabled corners,
Baiting the battle-flames; that burning would come.”
Beowulf, p. 9
A Second Round on John Piper, Me, and the Cool Shame Election
Introduction: So on Monday I wrote about John Piper's piece on the choice between Biden and Trump. A bit later, John Piper wrote me an email that began with "Heavenly days!" -- which is how respected ...
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