“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 145 “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (Prov. 24:3-4). This admonition to build up wealth in wisdom is an admonition …
Law for Those Who Hate It
The word for manslayer (androphonos) is used once in the New Testament. That place is 1 Tim. 1:9, where the apostle Paul is describing one of the uses of the law. In this sense, the law is not for a righteous man, but rather to restrain the lawless and disobedient. Among a list of other …
Some Preachers Have Marvelous Skill in Missing
“We must preach as men to men, not as divines before the clergy and nobility. Preach straight at them. It is of no use to fire your rifle into the sky when your object is to pierce men’s hearts. To flourish your sabre finely is a thing which has been done so often that you …
Out in Public
“Culture, as we understand it, is not simply a matter of personal preferences, or likes and dislikes, but it is a matter of public preferences. The shared space is where we find culture, not in the private and personal space (although it extends there). How things are viewed that occur in the private space is …
The Fruitfulness of Plodding
A question I frequently get, and which I am generally reluctant to answer, is a question about time management. How do I get everything done? I don’t like to answer this for three reasons. First, I don’t get everything done. The done stuff is visible enough, but the undone stuff is sitting on my desk, …
Our Reformed Fighter Jets
Just a quick answer to two points raised on Green Baggins. The first is a reply to Lane’s question, what do we mean by “hyper-specialized terminology in the regular teaching and preaching”? All technical vocabulary will be specialized, and there is no way to avoid it. I believe that trying to avoid it, especially in …
Ad Copy from the Nether Gloom
We are really looking forward to the release in book form of my debate with Christopher Hitchens on the topic “Is Christianity Good for the World?” The release date is September 2, and you can get the book from Canon, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon. The image below is the ad from the back cover …
More on Amos
The sermon series through Amos continues.
When Normal is Odd
A word for excess (anachusis) is used once in the New Testament (1 Peter 4:4). The apostle Peter refers to the lives of unbelieving Gentiles, given over to lust, drunkenness, revelings, parties, and living this way in “excess of riot,” they believe that living moderately is just plain strange. Living reasonably is the most unreasonable …
Preach the Communion into Communion
“Try to make church fellowship full of life and love by preaching and living the gospel of love and brotherhood” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 108).