Weddings are a wonderful way of proclaiming the gospel. Many aspects of the gospel are on display in weddings, and can be seen there in their true glory. Sometimes, when we merely talk about the gospel, we can get tangled up in definitions. When that happens, some people react away from those definitions as though …
Brian and Morgan
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. Let us pray together now and seek God’s blessing on our hearts and minds as we contemplate the nature of the joy before us now. Our Father, You are the Giver of all good things, with marriage in the first rank of those good …
John Robbins R.I.P.
John William Robbins (1948-2008) went to be with the Lord today. He was 59. Although we were on opposite sides of a significant theological divide, I want to express my deep sympathy to his family and friends. He has crossed over another and greater divide, and now dwells with the Lord Jesus, directly partaking of …
Jody and Nancy
The Lord Jesus is the great bridegroom, the model for all bridegrooms. But He has become a bridegroom in a broken and fallen world, and this has implications for His marriage to the Church, and for our marriages as we imitate Him. When Adam and Eve fell into sin and rebellion, this not only introduced …
Gerrit DeBoer, R.I.P.
One of the last times I visited with Gary, if not the last time, he was showing me a model of his “more efficient” wind generator. He was an industrious and hardworking man his entire life, and he was seeking to be fruitful to the very end of his life. God gave him that great …
Daniel and Lydia
The Bible describes our triune God as one who keeps covenant. Not only does He keep covenant, but the Scripture says that He keeps covenant and mercy. In Deuteronomy, this wonderful truth is declared this way: “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with …
Kent and Alyssa
A few minutes spent watching the evening news should be sufficient to establish—to the satisfaction of all faithful Christians—that we live in sexually confused and troubled times. From issues like the demand for homosexual marriages to women in combat, from women in combat to the demand that women be ordained to the Christian ministry, and …
Brad and Nicole
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen. At the beginning of the history of our race, the Lord gave us dominion over all the creatures. He told us that they were our responsibility, and this cultural mandate has never been revoked. Not only has it not been revoked, but in the …
Eddie and Carrie
The book of Genesis, the book of beginnings, repays repeated visits. In this book we see, obviously, the beginning of the heavens and earth. But we also see the beginning of God’s ways with man—in His covenant dealings, in His establishment of work and vocation, and in His creation of marriage. But when God creates …
Blake and Peggy
We worship and serve the triune God of Scripture, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our triune God is one God, and everlastingly the same. Our God is three Persons and constantly, surprisingly, different. God is without shadow or variation due to change. But at the same time, the Father is not the Son, and the …