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  • Turning Point?

    Turning Point?

    At our weekly Wednesday vespers service last night, I  took the opportunity to say a few words about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Some of that is reproduced here.  I have not followed Charlie’s work closely all that long, but I have been  greatly impressed by him, especially as it was obvious that he had… Read more

  • Quotebook #8

    “The proposition that the United States of America are a Christian and Protestant nation, is not so much the assertion of a principle as the statement of a fact.” -Charles Hodge  — Charles Hodge on the limits of using natural law with the natural man: “The experience of ages proves that the world by wisdom… Read more

  • The Principle of Covenant Inclusion: Covenant Children as Participants in the Sacramental Life of the Church

    The Principle of Covenant Inclusion: Covenant Children as Participants in the Sacramental Life of the Church

    The inclusion of children in the sacramental life of the covenant community is no minor theme in Scripture. Again and again, we see that God includes the youngest children in the rites and rituals of the church. Children are included when the people of God gather. Children of believers are counted and treated as members… Read more

  • Civil Fathers

    Civil magistrates are fathers to their people. But what kind of fathers are they? If the citizenry is irresponsible and undisciplined, he has to be a controlling father – usually some kind of tyrant, because they people cannot govern themselves. The citizens are like little children who need someone to do everything for them. Think… Read more

  • Jesus > Angels (Hebrews 1)

    Hebrews 1:4-14 quotes 7 OT texts to show that Jesus is superior to the angels (6 are psalms, 1 is from Deuteronomy). This may seem like a strange argument to make. But it actually fits well into the overall theme of Hebrews, which is to show Jesus is superior to every facet of the old… Read more

  • Stories of Forgiveness

    [This is a recent X post.] Stories of rejecting bitterness and being willing to practice forgiveness: — Corrie ten Boom’s family sought to protect Jews from the Nazis during WW2. They were betrayed, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp. Corrie’s sister Betsie was among those who died there. Years later, after the war, Corrie… Read more