In his discussion of the Lord’s Supper in Corinthians, Paul tells them that there is no temptation overtaking them that was not common to man. The context of this exhortation was the fact that they had apparently been putting on airs, over against the Jews. We have been baptized. We have spiritual food, they were …
Self-Flattering Sin
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father God, we confess that we belong to a nation that …
If the Pope Were an Atheist
The current set of sex scandals afflicting the Roman Catholic church are located in Germany, Ireland, and Wisconsin, and it at least appears that the current pope was related in some way to some of the disciplinary failure involved. As time passes, there will be other scandals in other places. But, with issues of this …
Good Arm, Jenny Geddes!
Once or twice a year, I put together a band and we play down at Bucers, a local pub named after the Reformer Martin Bucer. One of the names we have used for this motley collection of a band has been the Jenny Geddes band, named after the stalwart woman at St. Giles in Edinburgh, …
Same Old Content
I am pleased to mention the re-release of Angels in the Architecture, newly re-typeset, with a new cover, and with the same old subversive content. For those who want to learn about the basics of Christian cultural engagement, this book enables you to progress without becoming progressive, and to be the kind of conservative who …
Obamacare: A Brief Ten-Point Theology of Resistance
1. Active resistance to tyranny, and to this tyranny in particular, is not just permissible for Christians. It is mandatory. 2. The question is therefore what form the resistance should take, and not whether there should be resistance. 3. The theological basis for this resistance is that Jesus is Lord, and Caesar is not. Jesus …
Talk About a Fixed Given
“God has made us in relation to Him, and nothing we can do will alter this. He is always our Maker and we are always made. He is always our Creator and we are always created” (Joy at the End of the Tether, p. 46).
And Then the Darkness Falls
I am pleased to introduce the extended trailer for the The Rage Against God to you. There are some potent moments in here. Fine work by Gorilla Poet Productions.
Now That’s What Lessons are For
A friend knows that I generally take a dim view of church organs, and thought that this might make me change my mind.
The Laugh Track of Unbelief
I prefer love over lies, peace over war, the taste of butterscotch over the taste of spinach, Christ over Baal, the straight over the crooked, the Navy over the Army, the Greeks over the Persians, the hills over the plains, two weeks of sunshine over two weeks of gray fog, feminine women over effeminate men, …