The other evening we had my parents to dinner, and we had a delightful time at the table with them telling stories to our boarders. Most of these were stories I have heard my entire life, and some of them I had told on numerous occasions. As I listened, I was delighted to hear new …
Peace
When God is at work, let the arm of flesh rest. When God speaks, let all the creatures of the earth be silent. But this is not something we can do in our own strength. Jesus Christ quieted the winds and the waves with a word. If you have come here this morning with a …
Public Control of the Truth?
Dear visionaries, Janice wrote:”Public newspaper does not equal public education.Faulty logic! Shame on you.” I did not say that they were equal. But they are analogous. What argument can be brought against tax-supported newspapers that cannot also be brought against tax-supported schools? And such arguments would not work if applied to tax-supported street lights. …
Opting Out of Government Schools?
Dear visionaries, In talking about government schools, whether we should have to pay for asphalt that covers streets we never drive on is not a good counterexample. Of course we agree that collective societal action cannot be one vast time-share arrangement. The question is actually what criteria should we use to determine what kind of …
Souls Into Barns
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for weekly Pentecost, the ancient Jewish festival of harvest, and our festival of the evangelistic harvest — the time when You began bringing into your barns the countless souls that have been saved since that first Pentecost Sunday. We thank You for establishing Your new covenant Church on …
One Confused Puppy
A few days ago, I reviewed a volume of poetry by Rowan Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury. I knew a little bit about him before writing this, but a kind UK reader of that post sent me a couple links. One was the text of an address that Williams gave to a gay/lesbian organization. …
Auburn Avenue Hubbub (AAH) Cool Quote #11
In the original creation of the world God made us perfect with the perfection of nature, which consists in our having everything due to our nature. But over and above what is due to our nature there were later added to the human race certain perfections that were solely owing to divine grace. Among these …
Can We Play Too?
I finished listening to the White Horse covenant confusion series. Covenant confusion is right. We have a lot of knots to untie. The center of the problem concerns the use of the word grace in speaking of God’s relationship to Adam before the Fall. Because the word grace is linked in their minds to the …
87 Billion
Part of the slipperyness of this presidential campaign can be seen in the taunts registered against John Kerry by the Republicans — “he voted for the 87 billion before he voted against it!” And I agree that Kerry’s explanations are lame, and that he is a flip-flopper, and so on. But none of this erases …
Thunderhead Holiness/Psalm 29
INTRODUCTION There is little doubt that the inspiration for this glorious psalm was a monumental thunderstorm. In this inspired account we find a true and biblical description of glory, beauty, and holiness. THE TEXT Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due …