Come, ponder some thoughts with me. Could Jesus, the Son of Mary, be in this psalm? First, why is this psalm here in this position? As part of the Hillel (Psalm 113-118), with the “Praise the LORD!” ending each one except Psalm 114, the focus is on... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The following is the second session in premarital counseling, regarding the duty that a couple has to the institution of marriage itself. “Marriage is [to be] honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge”... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Some may be curious about the beginnings of American Fundamentalism. Contrary to common opinion, the beginnings of the movement do not arise from the multi-volume work The Fundamentals, but from the desire and push of a Midwestern Baptist pastor.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Should we fight our fears and take a stand? In conservative politics, this tactic is often encouraged, but it may not be godly. The following reflections explain why, and owe much to a conversation with a close friend following a National Day of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In trying not to be a hypocrite, we often become a hypocrite of a different kind. How can this trap be avoided? First Peter gives us the answer. “Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The following is a poetic essay in response to Rob Bell’s book Love Wins: Blessed vagueness: “There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.” There—not where, not when, not how, but a fact:... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Sometimes it is the most obvious things that we fail to thank God for in our lives. The following is a meditation on the grace of birth. Yesterday was my sister’s thirty-fifth birthday. Half-way—according to Psalm 90, which teaches us to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
