In Genesis 14, Melchizedek greets Abraham as he returns from the slaughter of the kings. “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And …
A Failure to Intercede
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 God, we confess that in these troubled and unsettled times, …
Sharkey for President
At the glorious close of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the war-weathered hobbits come back to the Shire, and find that it needed a scouring. “All right, all right!” said Sam. “That’s quite enough. I don’t want to hear no more. No welcome, no beer, no smoke, and a lot of rules and orc-talk …
God Doesn’t Use Binoculars
“Who can say that his life ended because God glanced away for a moment? When men are thrust into the maw and grind of war, the fools among t hem think they are shaping their own destiny. But every arrow, every bullet, follows the path ordained for it before the worlds were made. King Ahab …
A Carnival of Adolescent Petulance
In my ongoing discussions of atheism, I have in this place reviewed Christopher Hitchen’s book, God is Not Great, and now, Lord willing, I will do the same thing with his brother’s new book. That book is entitled The Rage Against God, which will release in early May here in the States. For UK readers, …
Let’s Not and Say We Did
The rule of law is not to be confused with the bending of rules. Neither is the rule of law to be confounded with “making whatever you want to do legal.” The rule of law means that everyone within a political system must be submissive to that which is lawful, and they must be submissive …
The Sabbath as Food
The best book I have ever read on keeping the Lord’s Day was written by a friend, Stuart Bryan. The book is called The Taste of Sabbath. You can go over to Credenda, and read something posted there on the same subject. In his bio at the bottom of the article, you can click through …
And Serve Them Right, Too
Although I read that similar legislation is pending in 37 other states, I am happy to announce that the governor of Idaho, Butch Otter, has signed a measure requiring Idaho’s attorney-general to sue the Feds if the health care atrocity passes. I do like living here. If enough states do this, we could leave Connecticut …
A Pretty Stout Rope
“Before we can learn joy at the end of the tether, we must learn the strength of that tether. The Lord is God and we are not” (Joy at the End of the Tether, p. 38).
Funny Business In Excelsis
The president dreams,The Senate schemes,The House then deemsAnd we are sunk,Or so it seems. Jubal Tarbox So we are on the threshold of a momentous . . . I was about to say vote, but no, it isn’t that exactly. In economic terms, the House is poised to spread disaster and desolation. Speaking in constitutional …