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Grace Agenda Early Registration . . . 27 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Just a quick reminder that early registration for the Grace Agenda ends Saturday, August 31. Check it out here.
The Great Cat Poo Medallion 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Rod Dreher has a good piece here on the great looming alternative that now confronts us. Within the biblical framework of a rightly-ordered patriotism, it is easy for Christians to take our native lo...
A Minister’s Family As Pace Car 25 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
I have mentioned that we should begin any attempt to institute familial qualifications for the eldership with children who have been excommunicated. We could begin here for pragmatic reasons (we have ...
Divided in Two 24 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
Introduction In the previous chapter, David showed covenant kindness (hesed) to a prince who had lost his father, which is what happens in this chapter also. In the previous chapter, it was received ...
Street Violence and the Father 24 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
In the last several weeks, our attention has been drawn, through several high profile murder cases, to the kind of violence that fatherlessness engenders. The violence is senseless, just as the condit...
The Exit May Be Behind You 24 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
The Puritan William Bridge once said that whenever Satan builds a temptation, God is sure to build a door in the side of it. This is a great and wonderful truth, but we must not be simplistic in our a...
Challenging a Young Man’s Ten Assumptions 24 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
This is a rough outline of remarks I gave to the young men of New St. Andrews. Those of you who have been here for a while know that we strive to live in community in a way that cultivates a garden o...
Getting Feet Under the Table 23 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
“This is all glorious, but let’s make it practical — let’s get our feet under the table. How does all this apply to marriage? Remember, first ‘male and female created he them,’ and then, in that parti...
But Words Are More Than a Flatbed 23 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
“The aversion some have to homiletics, I have discovered, is only a symptom of a bigger issue. The basis of their aversion is that they are convinced that the content of the sermon is far more importa...
The Hamfisted Jackboot 23 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
So the Supreme Court of New Mexico has determined that a wedding photographer does not have the right to decline a job shooting a homosexual wedding ceremony. This is obviously a hamfisted jackboot, t...
