As we consider the meaning of the death of Jesus—intended by God as the death of all envy—and the power of His resurrection, intended as the basis for the proclamation of the gospel of life, what should we do? In the light of this, how should we live in community with one another? Here is …
The Peace Is Yours to Keep
This is the central meal of history. This is the meal at the world’s end, and it is the food that was set before our first parents in the Garden, and which they turned away from in search of their own food. This is the table at the center. This is the food that teaches …
Blessed But Ungrateful
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 acknowledge that You have given this nation exceptional blessings. …
Here. Try a Bigger Knife.
So last night I watched Food, Inc., a movie about the unsavory side of the food manufacturing industry in America. And, not surprisingly, I have a few things to say about it. But only a few — no need to answer every twig and leaf when the trunk is right there. But first, I want …
Go Boil Your Antinomian Head
Allow me, if I might, to follow up on an important point that has arisen in the discussion following my post on Sinclair Ferguson. There are macro issues involved, so bear with me for a moment. Prior to Nicea, there were good men who were Trinitarian in substance, but who did not use the orthodox …
Now What the Heck?
Sinclair Ferguson says a number of fine things in his piece for Tabletalk. Here is one: “Justification cannot be abstracted from Christ as if it were a ‘thing’ apart from or added to Him. Chrhist Himself is our justification. We cannot have justification without Christ! Nor can we have Christ without justification!” But I have …
Turns Out One of the Cupboards Leads to the Today Show
As my daughter Bekah put it, this is festive. Al Roker of the Today show has selected 100 Cupboards as the next book they will be reading for Al’s Book Club for Kids. You can find out more about it here and here.
Stick a Fork in It. Climate Change is Done.
And in a Masterpiece of Bad Timing . . .
Congratulations to my colleague Peter Leithart, who has been appointed to a two-year lectureship for the Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education (ARIHE). You can read more about that here , on the blog of Roy Atwood , president of NSA. Meantime, in a masterpiece of bad timing, some of the gnats-stranglers in the …
A Rabbi With a BLT
A great question was raised in the previous thread which I would like to bring to the top of the discussion. There is an important aspect of all this that we can’t let slide. Andrew asks: “I’m hoping you will respond to Matthew’s more general question, which is the same one I’ve had since you …