We must never forget the central theme of this book, which is the supremacy of Christ. In this next verse, we need to consider the supremacy of Christ in His authority to save. “For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to …
Lavished Grace
Gracious God and Lord, we thank You for all the provision that You have lavished upon us. We are very grateful, and we would like to thank You now for the food, for the wine, for the hands that prepared all that we see before us, and for the fellowship that we will enjoy around …
Preserving the Memory of Art
“Accordingly, while it is not expected of every age that it be capable of producing good art, it is demanded of the literary establishment of every age that it at least keep the memory and the standards of good art always before itself, well polished and clearly labeled. A literary establishment that cannot do this …
Self-Study
“This difference in student ability is one of the reasons why our government school debacle is not a whole lot worse than it already is. Even though most schools do not teach phonics anymore, some students are bright enough to teach themselves phonics — but of course these are the kids who could teach themselves …
Isn’t the Prefix “Post” Modern?
There are problems, but reading Stanley Grenz is not at all like reading Brian McLaren. In his book A Primer on Postmodernism, Grenz begins by giving us a general survey of the intellectual landscape, which he does competently. It is when we get to the “and therefore we shoulds” that I start to object. Even …
And to Children
Photography by Mark LaMoreaux
Prospective Student Weekends At NSA
New St. Andrews College has (not one but) two Prospective Student Weekends coming up. The first is February 17-20 and the second is March 31-April 3. If you are thinking about having your son or daughter attend NSA in the fall, these would be good times to have them come visit NSA. If you are …
Ezra Nehemiah 8
Introduction: God moves in history through His appointed means. But although some of His means are inscrutable to us (Dt. 29:29), in many other cases, He describes for us what it is like when He is working. In this instance, we see how God determined to give favor to the Jews by placing favor upon …
Humor Is Resistance
Malcolm Muggeridge, who knew his totalitarians (and the liberals who loved them) once said, “To laugh is to criticize . . . Humour, that is to say, is a kind of resistance movement, which is sometimes indulgently tolerated, sometimes barely tolerated, and sometimes not tolerated at all.” George Orwell, who also knew something about the …
Willful Mediocrity
“The dishonor was not the in the confusion, but in the ritualistic character of that confusion; not in the appalling cultural, scientific, and historical ignorance, but in the refusal to mend that ignorance; not in the incompetence, but in the exaltation of that incompetence; not in the mediocrity of execution, but in the meanness of …