The Lord’s Day . . .
A Sabbath well spent Brings a week of content And strength for the toils of the morrow; But a Sabbath profaned Whate’er may be gained Is a certain forerunner of sorrow.
Month June 2012
“The aching may remain, but the breaking does not”
The Silence of Godby Andrew Peterson It’s enough to drive a man crazy; it’ll break a man’s faith It’s enough to make him wonder if he’s ever been sane When he’s bleating for comfort from Thy staff and Thy rod…
We’re all adolescents now
From The Juvenilization Of American Christianity: “Juvenilization happened when no one was looking. In the first stage, Christian youth leaders created youth-friendly versions of the faith in a desperate attempt to save the world. Some hoped to reform their churches…
The Best of The Reformed Journal
James D. Bratt and Ronald A. Wells, eds., The Best of the Reformed Journal (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011), 343 pages. A Spirited Discussion On the surface, this volume is an oddly delightful anthology of pithy readings culled from…
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
I felt a strange tension between the already and the not yet while gathering together with 3,800 women for the TGC conference. There we were, from all over the world, together. Women, believers, longing to learn in community from the…
Singing in worship
Now that the news has broken that my album – tentatively entitled Funkier Than You Think – may be hitting the market before long, I feel marginally better qualified to speak to the issue of the sung worship of the…
Redemption at the Hilton
This is a story about redemption and two very different dinners. There are four main restaurants at the Hilton in Orlando. For fine dining, you would go to the steakhouse. The Bistro offers a nice menu as well, at a…
The Constant Reader
Reading up on HOPE… The One Year Book of Hope by Nancy Guthrie Too Good To Be True by Michael Horton Hope: The Best Of Things by Joni Eareckson Tada Night Of Weeping, Morning Of Joy by Horatius Bonar The…
Sermon Audio
On Sunday I preached part 23 of our current series through Philippians. It is entitled “Strengthened For Contentment” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
Table Manners
This week’s Back to Basics is on the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is one of the most basic activities of the church. More ink hit more pages in the Reformation on this topic than on any other, including justification…