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A Review of Lynn Japinga's new book: Loyalty and Loss 23 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
Lynn Japinga, Loyalty and Loss: The Reformed Church in America, 1945-1994. The Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America, no. 77. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. 317 pp. This book is essentia...
July 7, Proper 9, A Geography of Prayer 6, The River 6 Jul 2013 | 01:07 am
Isaiah 66:10-14, Psalm 66:1-8, Galatians 6:1-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Dearly beloved, this is the sixth sermon in my series entitled “A Geography of Prayer.” This week’s feature of geography is the Ri...
June 30, Proper 8, A Geography of Prayer 5: The Boundaries 30 Jun 2013 | 06:17 pm
1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21, Psalm 16, Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Luke 9:51-62 Dearly beloved, this is the fifth sermon in my series entitled “A Geography of Prayer.” For this sermon in the series, I’m relyin...
June 23, Proper 7, A Geography of Prayer 4: The Slopes 23 Jun 2013 | 02:51 pm
Isaiah 65:1-9, Psalm 22:18-27, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 Dearly beloved, this is the fourth sermon in my series entitled “A Geography of Prayer.” Last week was The Desert, and this week is The ...
June 16, Proper 6, The Geography of Prayer 3: The Desert 18 Jun 2013 | 02:53 am
2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15, Psalm 32, Galatians 2:15-21, Luke 7:36—8:3 Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 45 This is the third sermon in my series entitled “A Geography of Prayer.” My title is from our...
June 9, Proper 5, The Geography of Prayer, #2: The Pits 6 Jun 2013 | 06:59 pm
I Kings 17:17-24, Psalm 30, Galatians 1:11-24, Luke 7:11-17 Dearly beloved, this is the second sermon in my new series entitled “A Geography of Prayer.” Last week was the Planet of Prayer, and today ...
June 2, Proper 4: A Geography of Prayer, Number 1: The Planet 30 May 2013 | 09:05 pm
I Kings 8:22-23, 41-43, Psalm 96:1-9, Galatians 1:1-12, Luke 7:1-10 Dearly beloved, we have entered that period in the church’s calendar that we call Ordinary Time. Ordinary time is most of the year....
May 26, Trinity Sunday, "Why We Love the Holy Trinity" 24 May 2013 | 10:46 pm
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 Today is Trinity Sunday. Unlike most Sundays in our calendar, we are not marking any specific Biblical event, but it makes sense to celebra...
May 19, Pentecost 2014: Why We Love Our Advocate 21 May 2013 | 01:43 am
The great Charles Laughton in "Witness for the Prosecution" Genesis 11:1-9, Psalm 104, Romans 8:14-17, Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17, 25-27 Pentecost is a holiday for both Christians and Jews. We Christ...
May 12, Easter 7, Why We Love the Jailer 10 May 2013 | 09:23 pm
Acts 16:16-34, Psalm 97, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-26, John 17:20-26 The earthquake shaking the prison and the doors opening and the chains falling off the prisoners is an image of the resurrect...
