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Born Bound
The fifth commandment requires the preserving the honor and performing the duties belonging to everyone, so says the WSC, whether they be our superior, inferior, or equal. Our envious age is violently opposed to the idea of superiors, and we … Continue reading
Fire Falls on Altars
On Pentecost, like at Mt. Carmel, the fire of God fell. In both cases the Lord gathered the people called by His name together and demonstrated His power by sending fire on an unlikely place in order to bring them … Continue reading
Fear and Forgetfulness
It’s easy to forget what you’re doing. Easy to walk into a room and then stare off into space perplexedly, wondering why you came in there and why you’re holding a hammer. This is a classic danger when heroes go … Continue reading
He Who Loves His Life…
Jesus said that unless a grain of wheat goes into the tomb, unless it dies and is buried, it remains alone. In other words, the way God multiplies is by death. From the very beginning this is so. God multiplied … Continue reading
Exhortation: Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday. On this day the church has traditionally celebrated and remembered Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey before his crucifixion. It is the Passover season, the highest of the feasts, and Jerusalem is stuffed with … Continue reading
Exhortation: Worship
We sometimes refer to the Lord’s Day gathering of the saints as a “worship service” wherein we serve the Lord by giving Him our worship. But what is worship exactly? The term gets a bit slippery. Some will say that … Continue reading
Covetousness
Some time ago we looked at the sin of envy and its relation to jealousy and covetousness. Now we will attend to covetousness. Turns out it’s bad too. Twice in the New Testament, once in Colossians and once in Ephesians, … Continue reading
Infinite Care
The vastness and immensity of God presents us finite folk with lovely paradoxes. Consider this one: the knowledge and power of God are truly unbounded, and yet He cares about the smallest detail of your life and doings. This is … Continue reading
Why Give Gifts?
At the heart of the cosmos is generosity. And this is true because God is Triune. From eternity past unto all ages the Father has lavished love on the Son, and the Son has received that love and returned love … Continue reading
Bastion of Christendom
At the center of any society are its festivals. What you celebrate defines and manifests who you are and who you wish to be. They have both descriptive and prescriptive power. If you want to see what is important to … Continue reading
Of Shoes and Ships 