Let us imagine a particular woman, residing in Beverly Hills, and she is quite attractive in that prefab way that some women have. But her remarkable tan is fake bake, and her hair is a species of blonde not found in nature. Thirty percent of her chest area comes to us courtesy of chemical researchers …
Bones and Silicon
In this congregation, you have heard much about the grace of God. But when you hear much of anything, it is easy for that word to become a theological buzz word—the grace of God is just one of those Bible phrases, right? And since we all think we know what the Bible is about, we …
And Other Useful Comments
Below you may peruse the front and back of Nancy’s latest book, which is currently at the printers, due to be released next month. But I would urge you to look at it long enough to pick out the subtitle — we don’t want any misunderstandings. If you pre-order, which you may do here, you …
Faint Heart, Fair Lady
In that great gallery of the Faith’s heroes, Hebrews 11, we see the same kind of person, over and over again, but different earthly outcomes. Since the city we are seeking, whose maker and builder is God, is not an earthly city, we are given a wide range of possibilities here. Those possibilities include both …
No, You Can’t Be Just Friends
“A man should resolve before God that he will have no one-on-one friendships (or close working relationships) with women unless they are with his mother, grandmother, sister, or wife. Now, what is meant by ‘friends’? We have been taught ad nauseam by means of feminist propaganda that men and women are simply interchangeable units, and …
Most of Us Aren’t That Cute
People who follow trends are often very bad at reading them. People who read trends are often reluctant to join in the general merriment because they actually know what is being said. G.K. Chesterton once commented how gloriously wonderful and bright and cheerful Times Square would be . . . if you didn’t know how …
Dealing with Nuisance Lust
Note: this is an imaginary Christian couple, assembled as a composite from various counseling situations. Dear Tony, Thanks for the email and the follow-up phone call. I am glad you decided to get help with this, and I am glad that you and Suzanne are talking about it. A central part of this letter will …
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Samuel and Susannah
The book of Genesis is the book of our beginnings, but they are not simplistic beginnings. Rather, God has given us a layered and textured account what He did when He first created us, male and female, and this is an account that never fails to astonish us when we go back to learn from …
When Crushed Bones Rejoice
INTRODUCTION:If forgiveness of sin is one of the glories of the new covenant, and it is (Heb. 8: 8-12; cf. Heb. 10: 17), then this psalm is one of the glories of the entire Bible. In this psalm, we learn the greatness of forgiveness, and in the course of learning this, we learn the true …
Book of the Seventh Seal
Liber I The revelation of the risen Christ—and realms on earth begin to shake— Is shown to faithful servants now, how soon the wrath must now descend. God joined His words to John the seer, and judgment, with angelic voice Can testify these truths in words, that triumph now reveals the Son. So bless the …