Rich Palouse Topsoil: A Bedrock of Unmovable Joy"Your afflictions, your troubles, your sorrows—are rich Palouse topsoil—in which the graces of Christ may grow… But down underneath is the bedrock, a thick layer of basalt and unmovable joy. That is what the soil has to rest on." – Douglas WilsonFull sermon: www.christkirk.com/sermon/state-church-2020/Posted by Christ Church on …
A Brief But Nevertheless Adequate Explanation
There was supposed to be a letters post this morning, and there almost was one too. My understanding of what happened was this. Some time yesterday a semi ran through a utility pole up in Spokane and took out the power, along with a fiber cable. They couldn’t repair the fiber cable until they had …
The Content Cluster Muster (02.06.20)
When God Uses Hyperbole: And, as usual, there is more here. And some really good ones, in fact. Postmillennialism (Reformed Basics): Postmillennialism (Reformed Basics)The Scriptures contain many prophecies, and so one of the most important things we can do as Christians is learn how to read them. We are to more than believe what we …
The Content Cluster Muster (01.30.20)
High Road, Low Clouds: What is the Covenant?: What is the Covenant? (Reformed Basics)What is a covenant? A covenant is a solemn bond, sovereignly administred, between two or more persons with attendant blessings and curses. Or put simply, covenant is the way God relates to His creatures.Watch on Amazon Prime Video: bit.ly/reformed-basics.Posted by Christ Church …
The Content Cluster Muster (01.23.20)
CrossPolitic, On the Road: A New Entry in the Annals of Terrible Ideas: Is your church languishing? Rejuvenate it by kicking out the oldsters. Here. An Open Road to the Sun: And more here. Grace & Peace: First things first.https://t.co/9bCWOEf4wq— Christ Church (@Christ_Kirk) January 21, 2020 Could be Titled: “Send Your Kids to New Saint …
The Content Cluster Muster (01.16.20)
Called Conference Early Registration: Don’t miss the February 1st deadline for Called Conference and the Pacific Northwest Scholarship from New Saint Andrews College! A Quieter Open Road: The Sovereignty of God (Reformed Basics): The Sovereignty of God (Reformed Basics)The great preacher Charles Spurgeon once responded, when asked how he reconciled God's sovereignty with human responsibility, that he did not—he …
The Content Cluster Muster (01.09.20)
That Tree Is Just Right: A Not So Open Road: That’s scary. pic.twitter.com/erJsV8sGoQ— Car Crash TV (@Crashingtv) January 7, 2020 Meanwhile, Back in Old Dominion: So What Is Happening in Virginia?: Good analysis here. Gandalf Would Be Proud: Thai-Traditional RocketYou won't see many fireworks better than this on New Years Eve!! 🤯🎆Posted by UNILAD Tech …
The Content Cluster Muster (01.02.20)
As Seen on the Internet: And a Happy New Year: So the Open Road Photo is Lower Down in the Line Up. Sue Me.: Happens to All of Us: Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Well: And This is Why We Need the Internet:
The Content Cluster Muster (12.26.19)
The Open Road Goes the Other Direction Also. Just Sayin’ . . .: And more here. C’mon, Man. Play Through: Snappy Comeback: Don’t Touch That Dial: Comes With the Territory:
No Letters Today, but Merry Christmas!
Next week will be New Year’s Eve, and for the last letters section of the year, I will select letters to answer from the accumulation of two weeks. The reason for this delay is that you have better things to do on Christmas Eve than to read a letters section for a blog, and it …