In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. Let us pray together now and seek God’s blessing on our hearts and minds as we contemplate the nature of the joy before us now. Our Father, You are the Giver of all good things, with marriage in the first rank of those good …
Together, But Not Lockstep
Last week at this time I mentioned that ritual actions are important to us. They are significant in the Bible, and we don’t ever want to fall into the trap of relegating them to the status of being insignificant. But there is another important element in all of this. We are gathered together as an …
In the Midst of the Throne
This meal that we are privileged to have before us is a meal of foreshadowing. God is directing all of human history toward a glorious culmination, and that culmination will be a feast. We see a glimpse of this in how the martyrs coming out of the great tribulation were received by God. “Therefore are …
Kinda Spooky When You Think About It
Sorry for the delay in getting to this issue. Yesterday was wall-to-wall with events, and since Palin was a surprise pick, I had to get up to speed. I want to divide my comments up into three categories — a statement of the problem as it was, some punditry, and some personal observations and reactions …
Science Camp
Here is a press release from NSA that many of you may find interesting: NSA offers homeschoolers day-long Field Entomology Science Camp Parents can choose option that turns Oct. 10 camp into unit study Homeschoolers in the Pacific Northwest now have another option when it comes to teaching biology to their juniors and seniors. This …
Pomosexuality
Boundaries are an essential element in any art, but it does not follow from this that if the boundaries are honored and respected, the great art will necessarily follow. A lot of pedestrian poetry has been written within the confines of the traditional forms. Sexual boundaries follow the same kind of pattern. The one true …
Judge Me, O God
The sermon last Lord’s Day was on Psalm 43 — on the willingness of the psalmist to invite God to come down and judge his case.
Fifth Decade of Psalms/Psalm 44
INTRODUCTION: The next psalm is a desperate plea for help from God. He is the God of their salvation, and yet He appears not to care. The citation of this psalm in the New Testament shows it to be the plea of righteous martyrs. THE TEXT: “We have heard with our ears, O God, our …
Mile High Hecatombs
Obama is going to give his acceptance speech from a stage manufactured to look like an ancient Greek temple. Tune in right before they sacrifice the heifers!
Homo Pomo in Slowmo
As I look at the state of public discourse today, and the Church’s contribution to it, I often feel like somebody stuffed me into a Walker Percy novel, and then somebody else screwed the lid on. It is as though everybody has agreed to do a cute little two step, closer and closer to the …