January 2011
The Heart is the Principal Thing
The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the...
At the Riverwalk on the Canal end #columbiasc
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EVENT: Parenting Principles with Pastor Alex... →
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Don’t Try to Fit Creative Tasks in Between... →
Josh Kaufman describes this well in The Personal MBA:
If you’re trying to create something, the worst thing you can possibly do is to try to fit creative tasks in between administrative tasks —…
A 360 year old conversation about Law and Gospel →
Legalist: Sir, my neighbor New Christian and I having lately had some conference with this our friend and acquaintance Antinomian, about some points of religion, wherein he, differing from us both,…
A 360 year old conversation about Law and Gospel
A 360 year old conversation about Law and Gospel Legalist: Sir, my neighbor New Christian and I having lately had some conference with this our friend and acquaintance Antinomian, about some points of religion, wherein he, differing from us both, at last said, he would be contented to be judged by our minister; therefore have we made bold to come to you, all three of us, to pray you to hear us,...
The Gospel Medicine
Until men and women are brought to feel their sinfulness and need, no real good is ever done to their souls. Until a sinner sees himself as God sees him, he will continue careless, trifling, and unmoved. By all means we must labor to convince the unconverted man of sin, to pierce his conscience, to open his eyes, to show him himself. To this end we must expound the length and breadth of...
Living versus Temporal
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14 ESV) The truth of the principle here laid down may be seen on every side by all who are not blinded by prejudice or love of the...
16 Cures of Sinful Thoughts from Stephen Charnock
In the February 2011 edition of Banner of Truth Trust magazine, the editor selected an adaptation from The Works of Stephen Charnock. Stephen Charnock (1628-80) studied at Emmanuel College (Cambridge) and eventually became a Fellow and then Proctor of New College, then went on to serve as a chaplain to Henry Cromwell, Governor of Ireland. Many know his weighty (both in words and thickness of the...
Our Explorer Revealing His Map of How We Got Here
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Our Boys
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What He Offers
A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’...
Prayer Alone - E.M. Bounds
The home church on her knees, fasting and praying, is the great base of spiritual supplies, the sinews of war, and the pledge of victory in her dire and final conflict. Financial resources are not the real sinews of war in this fight. Machinery in itself carries no power to break down heathen walls, open effectual doors and win heathen hearts to Christ. Prayer alone can do the deed. E. M....
Prayer Alone - EM Bounds
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Before&After
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Offensive Study and Defensive Study →
This is an enlightening distinction that Gordon MacDonald makes in Ordering Your Private World:
In my earliest years of ministry, when this business of mental growth had not yet become a…
Majesty of Christ
Majesty of Christ - the bridegroom of the Church - Him that cometh from above - Him whom God hath sent - Him to whom the Spirit is given without measure - Him whom the Father loves - Whose hands all things are given Our thoughts about the Church, the ministry, and the sacraments, may easily become too high and extravagant. We can never have too high thoughts about Christ, can never love...
Towing Service
Caleb and I were running errands this morning and during our adventure in the snow we assisted several motorists who were getting stranded by too slippery of surface. Caleb enjoyed the first two assists but by the third, he was ready to be back home and we had yet completed what we originally set out to do. See the full gallery on posterous(4 images) Posted via email from Dei...
Teaching Children the Gospel in Everyday Prayers →
The family gathers around the table for dinner. There are five of us, two younger than four, so it takes a while to round everyone up. Last-minute side dishes and bread appear on the table as we…
The Bermuda Triangle of Productivity →
The Bermuda Triangle of Productivity by Fuchsia Macaree
Progressivism, Individualism and Covenant Church...
Progressivism, Individualism and Covenant Church Membership The progressivism of a modern culture produces people, thinking or unthinking, who stand not upon weighty words expressed in covenant but ever progressing ideas and morals that aim at change. This progressivism is married to an individualism in the church today that erodes the foundations of meaning she is built and lives upon....
London Broils on the grill while breaking in a...
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Schooling
On Fridays, I often have the privilege to assist with JMEjr’s schooling. Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Seven Predictions for the Creative Community in... →
Scott Belsky, author of Making Ideas Happen and founder of Behance (devoted to helping organize the creative world), asks “What are the key shifts in technology, trends, and work styles that…
WCF 1.3 →
Westminster Confession of Faith
Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scripture
3: The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are no part of the canon of the Scripture, and…
Bread for This Day →
Right after I finished my last post, I sat down to read some more from The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. I started crying when I read this section, which speaks so beautifully to what I was…
Worship Traditions →
John M. Frame, The Doctrine of the Word of God (A Theology of Lordship; Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 2010), 237–38:
[The Protestant Reformers] used a…
Five Lessons from Churchill’s Life - Andy Naselli
Always aim high… . He did not always meet his elevated targets, but by aiming high he always achieved something worthwhile. . . There is no substitute for hard work… . The balance he maintained between flat-out work and creative and restorative leisure is worth study by anyone holding a top position… . Churchill never allowed mistakes, disaster—personal or national—accidents,...
A Brother to Brother Conversation via Voice Mail
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Starting and Finishing →
Someone has observed that it’s not what you don’t know that can hurt you, but what you think you know that just ain’t so.
Here is one of those “just-ain’t-so”
It’s not how you start but…
Bed Intruder Christmas Carol song-Liberty...
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Dr. Sinclair Ferguson on Santa Claus
We celebrate a reworked pagan Saturnalia of epic proportions, one in which the only connection with the incarnation is semantic. Santa is worshiped, not the Savior; pilgrims go to the stores with credit cards, not to the manger with gifts. It is the feast of indulgence, not of the incarnation. Note: Dr. Freguson on Santa Claus (ht: Michael Dewalt and his Kindle) Posted via email from...
LC 2 →
Westminster Larger Catechism
Q. 2. How doth it appear that there is a God?
A. The very light of nature in man, and the works of God, declare plainly that there is a God;[3] but his word and…
Give Your Youth to Seeking the Things of God -...
It is fitting that we should begin our lives with God; and the first business persons should enter upon should be getting into a converted state and condition. Therefore God has so ordered it in providence that in the beginning or morning of our lives there should be room left for it. There is a vacant space left in the beginning, a time of leisure not filled up with the other cares and...
Sunday, January 2, 2011 →
READ
Family worship: Reread the scripture passage your pastor preached on this week. Private worship: Genesis 1-24 (Spread your reading throughout the week.)
Discussion questions: What do these passages say about God? What do these passages say about me? What do these passages say about the relationship between God and me?
Resolving to be Resolved - Burk Parson
The Reverend Parsons of St. Andrews and Ligonier Ministries has offered a post on resolutions. He covers the following subheadings in his post drawing from Edwards’ Resolutions as well. Resolving to be Resolved The Resolve of Edwards Resolving Sensibly Resolving Dependently Resolving Humbly Resolving For Christ’s Sake For the entire post, click here. Gloria in Excelsis Deo! ...