“In Torgau a wretched little woman once came to me and said, ‘Ah, dear Doctor, I have idea that I’m lost and can’t be saved because I can’t believe.’ Then I replied, ‘Do you believe, dear lady, that what you pray in the Creed is true?’ She answered with clasped hands, ‘Oh, yes, I believe …
The Intersection
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Second Timothy, Part 1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 1:1) As the apostle Paul draws near the end of his life, his vocation …
Doilies on the Davenport
I have the book Young, Restless and Reformed on order, but have not yet read it. Comes now Peter Masters with a review of that book right here, and he says some things in the course of his review that I have to respond to. I am not saying anything about the book, mind you, …
Fatalism or Faith?
Book 3/Chapter 8 Suffering persecution (section 7) 1. What is the special badge of God’s soldiery? 2. What phrase makes you wonder about the American founders’ familiarity with Calvin? Consolation in God (section 8) 1. Does the believer shrug suffering off as though it were nothing? 2. What does the believer do with his bitter …
A Curriculum Must
Here is a newly released biography of Nero for students in Christian schools or in homeschool. First in a forthcoming series, this book is the first open door to a series of fantastic educational opportunities. Before I say more, let me bring in old Martin for some sturdy observations. “When schools flourish, things go well …
The Last Teaser Quote
Nate has received his box of author’s copies of Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl, which means that I now have a published copy to read through and mark up. I have read it in manuscript in its various incarnations, but this is different. This is official. The fact that my comments whooping this book can easily …
Become Less to Matter More
For reasons I don’t need to go into here, I have been mulling this last week on godly ambition, and the desire to make a difference in the world. For, of course, there is a dangerous counterfeit here. Wanting to change the world is one of the most predictable and worldly things we can do. …
The Point of Affliction
Book 3/Chapter 8 Bearing the cross (section 1) 1. If we have been adopted by the Lord, what should we be prepared for? 2. Was the Lord exempt from this in His life? Leading us to trust (section 2) 1. Why does God subject us to this kind of thing? Learning endurance (section 3) 1. …
Nethaniel and Emily
If you look around for a moment, you should see at once that we worship and serve a God who delights. He delights to create and make, and He delights to create and make beautifully. When we learn the nature of the divine majesty from that which is made, as Paul indicates, we learn much …
A Bouncy Little Ragtime Piece
Every week as we say the Apostles Creed, we confess that we believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. This refers to the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation from nothing. Only God can create from nothing; it is one of the characteristics of deity. But Genesis does not say that …