“When he enters the pulpit, he is not an entirely free man. There is a very real sense in which it may be said of him that the Almighty has set him his bounds that he shall not pass . . . It is a great thing to come under the magnificent tyranny of the …
With Lots More Flies
Well, then, it is starting to look as though the Republican primary race might still be going on when they all get to Idaho. Santorum pulled off a hat trick last night, winning Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado, taking a little sheen off of the Romney inevitability lustre. There are four contenders left, two of whom …
Sexual Reciprocity
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #62 “The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife” (1 Cor. 7:4). Here is another reason for recognizing that Paul …
You Would Think . . .
“This attitude of humility is the fundamental challenge set before us. When Jesus tells us to go to the back of the line, He is actually teaching us how God wants us to go to the head of the line. When Jesus talks about the chief seats in the synagogues, or the seats of honor …
No Isolated Texts
“The word ‘text’ is from the Latin textum, meaning woven. This suggests that as the sermon ‘text’ is woven into the whole fabric of the Scriptures, it must not be torn out of its connections and relations with the rest of Scripture. It also suggests that the ‘text’ must be woven into the whole fabric …
Caryatides and Their Glory
The process of bringing up daughters should be understood as a process of glorification. Just as manhood is where boyhood should be aimed, so also womanhood is where girlhood should be aimed. Before undertaking any task, it unreasonable to begin without knowledge of what the completion of the task ought to look like. Human life …
Four/Fifths of the Brimstone
A few days ago, Ron Paul was on Piers Morgan, and demonstrated, in a breath-taking way, a certain muddledness about life. He certainly tried to stay consistent with his libertarianism, which is — in the world of political trimmers, shifters, and dodgers — a certain kind of admirable. The problem is that libertarianism, on its …
One of the Central Jewels
INTRODUCTION:Considering the book of Ephesians a chapter at a time is a little bit like taking pictures of the Rocky Mountains from outer space. There is no hope of covering everything; there is perhaps some hope of stirring up a desire in you to give yourself to a lifetime of meditating on the themes of …
A Large Bowl of Mercy
When we think of manna, we tend to think of daily provision, or the fact that manna was the Lord Jesus in a type. This is all good, but there is a good deal more. Recall also that when the manna was gathered, it was to be gathered for that day—sufficient unto the day is …
Your Very Own Deacons’ Fund
As we watch the global economy, we are often dismayed or shocked. We are not dismayed or shocked at the fact of disaster—we live in a fallen world, and we know that disasters happen from time to time. But we are watching a slow-motion, self-inflicted, suicidal disaster. God has struck our leaders with a judicial …