Our Father and God, We thank You for the arrival of yet another Lord’s Day. We are grateful for the opportunity to rejoice before You, and build another week on the foundation of this day. We remember that Your Son and our Lord rose from the dead on this day, and was seen by His …
Upcoming Speaking Schedule
The Christ Church web site now has a place to go to find out where I am going to be speaking. If you are one of those who might want to know, you can check it out at http://www.christkirk.com And those of you who have listened to any of the songs I have posted here …
Effectual Means of Salvation
A young ministerial candidate was asked whether his sacramental views comported with those of the Westminster Standards. This line of questioning was a novelty to him, and so he asked for a copy. One was quickly produced, but when it became apparent that he was not going to swear on it, but on the contrary, …
A Woman Named Faith
A woman named Faith once gave birth to twins, who were boys as it turned out. The firstborn was named Justification and the second was named Sanctification. As word spread in the village and throughout the region, it became impossible to keep this information from the moderator of the presbytery, who lived in a nearby town. …
Strange to Say
Once a certain group of young boys went out into the forest to play with matches. They had been warned against this, and all of them had been told at one time or another by their mothers how dangerous this was. But they were of that peculiar age which thinks that because they were mature …
Absent Without Leave
As the war in Iraq grinds on, multiple lessons can be gleaned from it. And not all the lessons have anything to do with the tactical details of this particular war. One of the most striking things about this conflict is that when I see talking heads on the teevee talking about it, whether they …
As Clear As I Can
Many bystanders have been trying to figure out what the whole “Auburn Avenue” controversy is all about. As one of the players in this, I feel it is my duty to try to make this as clear as I can. Some Lutherans are concerned about us because they have heard that somebody might be questioning justification by …
Wu Tang Presbytery
A minister of tender years was once receiving theological bastinado from concerned brethren at Wu Tang Presbytery. He had been working three jobs in order to keep his family fed, and so his time for sermon preparation had fallen woefully short. This was not the direct cause of his problem, for had he received his …
Making A Difference
Given that our culture is in significant disarray (as in, falling apart), many Christian parents have rightly identified the process of secular government education as one of the central culprits. Having made this identification, they have established Christian schools or have begun to home school. They have done this in such numbers that in many locations, …
Semper Deformanda
A certain ministerial candidate was being examined by presbytery, and because his children didn’t have any tattoos, smoke cigarettes, and get drunk every now and again, thinking themselves better than other preachers’ kids, the candidate was having a rough go of it. Not that the subject of his children came up in the examination or …