When Scripture prohibits adultery, this presupposes the validity of the bonds of marriage. Without marriage, there is no such thing as adultery, and the prohibition becomes nonsensical. These marriage bonds are established by God (“what God has joined together”) and are to be recognized by the state. When the state refuses to honor the institution …
Time of Exile
Book 3/Chapter 9 Present vanity (section 1) 1. Where does our blockishness arise? 2. What is necessary before we are aroused to contemplate the life to come? Two choices (section 2) 1. There is no middle ground between what two options? 2. Do humans generally acknowledge the vanity of this life? Balance (section 3) 1. …
What’s Wrong With Rights?
A judge in France recently declared that access to the Internet was a basic human right. This is simply the ad absurdum of a lot of political chatter these days, what with rights to affordable housing, the right to health care, the right to a living wage, and so on. Rights sound so noble, so …
Well, Then . . . Yay
Well, it turns out that June 30 was a soft release date, and the book is available early — as in now. Amazon has it in stock. You can get your copy by clicking here, or on the cover.
Stay Me With Flagons
ABC News is going to be shilling for the White House’s health care reform proposals, nothing new there. But they are going to be doing it by broadcasting straight from the White House, which you can read about with your very own peepers here. But overlooked in all this is the sad fact that the …
Look Away, Martin Says
“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 …