Hammock: Breathturn on Feb 3, 2012 in common grace music hope breathturn love children hammock faith "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." (Luke 18:16)...
The Cost Is Everything on Feb 2, 2012 in joy abraham suffering family christian life faith encouragement discipleship I would like to believe that every Christian family man shares my dilemma. I love my wife and children more than myself, but I must love Christ above them. I often find myself wondering what my reaction would be if God, in His sovereignty, decides...
All Things Every Year on Jan 19, 2012 in salvation divine providence family anxiety christian life faithfulness assurance faith I began last year, 2011, with some reflections on divine providence. I was full of care at the time, especially in the area of material provision, but God saw us through. The piece of real estate that I was selling finally got sold to good people, a...
Of Nice and Men on Jan 19, 2012 in d. g. hart niceness ethics nicotine theological journal r. scott clark moralism By virtue of the generosity of two men, namely, Dr. D. G. Hart and Dr. R. S. Clark, I present to you this article on a perennially relevant topic that once appeared nowhere outside of the Nicotine Theological Journal. The article was featured in the...
Clement of Alexandria: Real Men Are Scruffy on Dec 15, 2011 in godliness worldliness facial hair clement of alexandria biblical manhood It pleases me to read of an eminent Early Church Father echoing my very same sentiments. :-) To such an extent, then, has luxury advanced, that not only are the female sex deranged about this frivolous pursuit, but men also are infected with the dis...
What Consumes You? on Dec 14, 2011 in idolatry worldliness passion desiring god john owen desire theology apple It's been a while since my last post and I have an inkling (as far as my knowledge of my own heart is concerned) as to the reason. You see, I recently acquired an iPod touch 4G and I haven't been able to put it down. It seems that Apple's reputation...
Calvin and the American Shorthair on Nov 22, 2011 in john calvin common grace divine providence american shorthair cat natural theology creation animals I recently got myself an American Shorthair. Animal-world.com describes it as "a natural breed of cat that is as American as baseball and apple pie." The impetus behind the acquisition is rats! We've been seeing rat activity, and though our home is...
John Owen on the Priority of Justification on Nov 17, 2011 in justification michael horton john owen union with christ ordo salutis The following by John Owen, in his work entitled The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, has been cited as proof of his holding to the priority of mystical/existential union as over and against the priority of justification: "The foundation of the i...
Westminster Wednesday: Vos on the Priority of Justification in Mystical Union on Nov 16, 2011 in justification westminster wednesday geerhardus vos union with christ ordo salutis Couldn't be more black and white: "Naturally the problem becomes most accentuated where it touches the center of Paul's teaching. This, we may still insist, is the doctrine of justification. Recent attempts to dislodge it from this position, and to...
Liquid Tension Experiment and Michael Horton on Grace on Nov 14, 2011 in liquid tension experiment michael horton grace Liquid Tension Experiment's State of Grace.
