“Parents us this [the salt and light argument] as a reason, but they acknowledge the need for preparation to be salt and light in other settings. Who sends their kids to Vacation Bible Schools run by Mormons in order that they might be salt and light? Who sends their eight-year-old to India to be a …
A Pig in a Poke
God has established three fundamental governments among men — family, church, and state. These are the governments which He directly ordained; other governments (like the board of a trust or a corporation) are man-made. This means that men have no authority to tinker with the fundamental structures of these God-given governments — in contrast to …
Warm Yellow Light Pours Wisdom Out
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Quite wonderful are all Your words, And so my soul obeys. The doorway of Your law is lit, Warm yellow light pours wisdom out And so the simple gather in. My mouth is dry, my throat athirst, I long for all your …
The Family of Grendel
Once there were two men who appeared before the Lord to present their sacrifices. One of them, the eldest, was a farmer, and his younger brother was a tender of herds. In order to appear before the Lord, it was necessary to present a sacrifice of blood, but the older brother was too proud to …
Inexorable Kindness
We are partaking of the Lord’s Supper on Pentecost, the time when we mark the pouring out of the Holy Spirit into the world, the fulfillment of the glorious prophecy of Joel. This gives us opportunity to reflect that the Lord’s Supper, although it was instituted at Passover, is not simply the fulfillment that one …
We Are Most Grateful
Let me ask all our friends to thank the Lord together with us. In the mail today we got word back from the State Board of Tax Appeals, as did Logos School and New St. Andrews College. The state board decided in our favor all along the waterfront. I assume they also did the same …
The Wilson Cult in Moscow
Let me come clean on something. One of the recent charges made against us is that we here in Moscow are “cultic,” “a cult,” etc. To this charge we have offered our robust denials; we are Trinitarian Chrisians in the Reformed tradition, and we like the Bible. But in denying that we are “a Wilson …
Poured Over Our Heads
Gracious God and Father, we thank You for all the mercies You have poured out over our heads. We are so grateful. Help us display that gratitude now in appropriate ways. We ask that our celebration with food and wine would anticipate in wonderful ways the Supper You invite us to in worship tomorrow, and …
The Lower Duty Is Higher
The Lord told His disciples that He was going somewhere, and that the disciples could not come with Him. Instead of coming with Him, He commanded them to love one another—the new commandment. But Peter wanted to accompany the Lord, which was apparently far more appealing than loving the other disciples. So look around this …
The Romance of Orthodoxy
As you come to worship, always remember the romance of orthodoxy. By this we do not mean romance in the popular sense, romance having to do with mere sentimentalism. Rather, we are referring to truth in the sentiments, love in the affections, and deep courage in the battle – we are thinking of true adventure. …