some thoughts

April 19th, 1915 — December 13th, 2006
Greatly beloved by all. May he rest in peace.

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I am now, officially, finally, completely, out of all credit card debt!
I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart… Psalm 138:1, ESV

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I discovered later, and am still discovering right up to this very moment, that it is only by living completely in this world that one learns to have faith. By this-worldliness I mean living unreservedly in life’s duties, problems, successes, failures. In so doing we throw ourselves completely into the arms of God, taking seriously […]

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A few thoughts:

Paul’s advice to Timothy regarding how to act toward (and think about) younger women is to treat them “as sisters, with all purity.” I think an interesting discussion might come from asking what that means for men - and for women. How can women encourage their brothers to obey this exhortation - among […]

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George Whitefield, that firebrand evangelist from yesteryear, once preached these wise words:
…though it is the quintessence of enthusiasm, to pretend to be guided by the Spirit without the written word; yet it is every Christian’s bounden duty to be guided by the Spirit in conjunction with the written word of God. Watch, therefore, I pray […]

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Hear wisdom: if you get kicked off a horse, get right back on. If he kicks you off again, get right back on again. If he kicks you off a third time, don’t give up horse-kind…just give up on that one. Let the reader understand.
I’m grived by the interview I just saw on FNC. She […]

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I just picked up Herman Ridderbos’ The Coming of the Kingdom, and while I’m eager to glean all I can from him, I’m dumbfounded that he makes not a single reference to the book of Joshua (at least according to the Scripture Index). I say that knowing full well that Dr. Ridderbos was more intelligent […]

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This (from my favorite bookstore) is really, really good:
“The central soteriological reality is union with the exalted Christ by Spirit-created faith. That is the nub, the essence, of the way or order of salvation for Paul. The center of Paul’s soteriology…is neither justification by faith nor sanctification, neither the imputation of Christ’s righteousness nor the […]

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As of this past Sunday, I’m an official member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. It’s nice to finally be “visible”!
The Heidelberg Catechism
Question 1. What is thy only comfort in life and death?
Answer: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; […]

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