What Child is this, now laid to rest,Within a rustic stall?We hail the Sun of righteousness,A gift of God, forever blest,To gain his everlasting Hall. This little town of Bethlehem,Obscured in ...
Echoing Their Joyous Strains
The Night Before Whatsit
So here is some festive doggerel I wrote some time ago, and which I periodically post at appropriate times of the year — and now it is the turn of 2025. Have a merry Christmas. Comments are open, but only for those of you who want to say merry Christmas back. ‘Twas the night before …
Letters On the Verge of Christmas
Letter to the Editor: Wow! What masterful piece! Has Nancy ever seen a tongue of fire above your head as she brings you a cup of tea in your study as you're writing? Jack ...
Not As Ignorant As We Pretend
“Given how the Almighty is going to judge us at the last day, we need to come to grips with the fact that we all know more than we think we do.”
Mines of Difficulty, p. 13
Israel, Me, Team Candace, and the Turning Point Aftermath
Introduction: I just got back late Saturday night from AmeriFest 2025, Turning Point's national conference. It was quite a wild ride down there, and I have never seen anything quite like it. To get ...
That’s the Spirit . . .
A Sortie, Our Next Foray; We Once Again Sally Forth
Apologies for posting late. We had a major wind storm and trees were down all over town, and power was out. But we are here now. Introduction: Interacting with the book Disarming Leviathan ...
The Beginning
“The first stair step of knowing anything rightly is to know God rightly, and to fear Him. To hate knowledge is the same thing as not choosing the fear of the Lord. And knowledge of the holy is the foundation of all understanding.”
Mines of Difficulty, p. 12
Letters That Inform Us That You All Are Still There
Letter to the Editor: I hope you're doing well in this lovely Christmas season. Speaking of which, I know you usually receive and respond to perhaps more scholarly/heavier questions, or some ...
The Divide in the Heart of Man
“This tells us that the fundamental law/gospel divide is not to found in the text of Scripture. It is found in the difference between regenerate and unregenerate man. For the regenerate, everything from God is sweeter than the honeycomb. All of it is grace. For the unregenerate, the whole thing is the stench of death, including the good news of Christ on the cross. All of it is law and condemnation.”