The blood-sucking annelid is no fun at all. Parasitic nuisances, in biblical Palestine, they would fasten onto the nostrils and tongues of horses when they came to an infested pond to drink. The horse leech is therefore a fitting symbol for a particular kind of economic theory. “The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. …
War on an Empty Wineskin
INTRODUCTION:In this story, when Nabal was done with his drinking bout, it says that “the wine was gone out of” him (v. 7). The Hebrew word for wineskin (what wine goes out of) is nebel. Nabal is a nebel, a deflated wineskin. God deals with him after David refrains from taking matters into his own …
Right and Wrong Notes
God tests men according to their ways, and according to the fruit of their doings. This means that there are not only right actions and wrong actions, but also a need to see the context and outcomes of various actions. As C.S. Lewis points out in Mere Christianity, there are not two kinds of notes …
Dangerous Grace
The Supper before us is a dramatic meal, at least if we understand it correctly. Jesus eats with us here, and He sits in the mercy seat. He offers His body, broken for us. He offers His cup, the cup of the new covenant in His blood. In the Old Covenant, the Holy of Holies …
Some Free Information
Phillip Ross has conducted an interesting experiment in collaborating with another author across a century or more. In this case, he collaborated with John Williamson Nevin, of Mercersburg fame. The result is here. Also, Covenant Media Foundation has an interesting PDF book available entitled Shakespeare the Christian by my friend Ralph Smith. Here. And in …
Church Membership
Because we live in a casual and breezy age, many Christians are unfamiliar with the idea of a covenanted church membership. CREC churches usually have a formal membership roster, and for some this may require a brief explanation. The biblical basis for this is found in Hebrews 13:7,17. Verse 7 speaks of Christian “rulers,” who …
And It Would be Nice
“Hume posited a chasm between is and ought and Dawkins is unable to engineer a bridge across the chasm. In fact, his attempts appear to consist almost entirely of, ‘Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if we had a bridge here?'” (The Deluded Atheist, p. 49)
Or Lets Fly, As the Case May Be
“First, I reads myself full, next I thinks myself clear, next I prays myself hot, and then I lets go” (as quoted by Stott, Between Two Worlds, p. 258).
What’s the Story?
Nate has a guest post over at Desiring God, which can be found here. The takeaway quote is here — “Kids (and adults) don’t just need the truth in their heads — they need it in their bones.” And the delivery platform for getting the truth into the bones is story. Fussers want all the …
Atheism and the Magic Flashlight
“Dawkins’ lack of epistemological awareness is nowhere more evident than here. He is the enlightened one. We are the ones in darkness. He explains our darkness completely. But given his explanation, he is just as much in the very same darkness. And not only will he not explain where he got the magic flashlight, he …