The Lord Jesus is seated at the head of this Table, in His resurrected triumph, and yet this is also a meal where His body and blood are on the Table. Not only this, but He teaches us that we are His body, we are of His flesh and of His bone. We are one …
The Mystery of Scandal
The word scandal is unfortunately common in Christian circles, but much of the modern use is not in line with the scriptural use. Our use refers to something important, but we sometimes think that we have handled the biblical doctrine of scandal (and it is a central doctrine) simply because we have dealt with our …
A New Member of Our Family
About an hour or so after I posted the picture below, Evangeline’s mother gave birth to her sister, Daphne Ann Ruby. We give thanks to God; His mercies are innumerable.
Take That
As the drumbeats of polemical warfare continue, and my adversaries grow ever more desperate, I have decided to pull the old “anybody with grandkids this cute can’t be all bad” ploy.
The Tombs of the Prophets
“Every rock anthem, every fashion statement, every protest gesture, every novel about rebellious youth—starting with The Catcher in the Rye and On the Road—carried the same cultural message: It’s better to be a nonconformist than a conformist, a creative individualist than a member of a group, a rebel than a traditionalist, a daring adventurer than …
Poetic Failure
“Only the most profound kind of spiritual blindness can keep a man from seeing what Isaiah is doing here. ‘To whom then will ye liken God?’ Isaiah has been comparing God to all kinds of things throughout this chapter [40], and therefore the point of every comparison must be to show that all of them …
For the Food and Wine
Gracious Father in heaven, we thank You for the arrival of another Lord’s Day. We thank You for the fellowship we share around this table. We praise Your name for the food and wine. We are grateful for the opportunity to sing to You and prepare our hearts for worship in the morning. We ask …
A Row of Babies Toppling
Based on a true incident . . .
Bad Whiskey
The book of Proverbs contains any number of great themes, and one of the first is the teaching of the book on tongue — the words we speak. There are many aspects to this because we sin more with our mouths than any other way. “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from …
Getting the Direct Object Right
Jesus said that it was the Father’s will that He, Jesus, lose no one that had been given to Him. He said further that it was the will of God that such individuals be raised up at the last day. Who receives this gift? Jesus said that it applied to everyone who sees the Son …