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  • Prayer Blockers

    Prayer Blockers

    Scripture gives us many example of “prayer blocks” — things that hinder our prayers from being answered. Here are some examples from Scripture: “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; 19 but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.” Psalm 66:18-19 “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as… Read more

  • Slow to Anger, Quick to Forgive

    Slow to Anger, Quick to Forgive

    James 1:19 includes the exhortation to be “slow to anger.” The wise man controls his emotions, especially his temper. While it is possible for anger to be a constructive force when it is guided by virtue (see Mark 3:5 and Ephesians 4:26), more often than not, anger is a destructive force and therefore a deadly… Read more

  • Nature, Grace, and New Creation

    Nature, Grace, and New Creation

    The gospel = God restores (and glorifies) nature/creation through the death and resurrection of Christ. When we use the slogan, “grace restores nature,” we need to keep two things in mind: 1. Grace doesn’t just put creation back where it started, but ultimately brings us to the eschatological and glorious end God intended from the… Read more

  • The Original Paedofaith Essay

    The Original Paedofaith Essay

    PAEDOFAITHA Primer on the Mystery of Infant SalvationBy Rich LuskAugust, 2004 In Psalm 22:9-10, David asserts that he had faith as an infant.  He sees continuity between the faith he possesses now as an adult and the faith he had as a child, even in the womb.  He explains that he had a God-ward orientation… Read more

  • Notes on Effeminacy, Feminism, and Other Odds and Ends

    Notes on Effeminacy, Feminism, and Other Odds and Ends

    Effeminacy is the lack of masculinity where it ought to be. In that sense, only men can be effeminate, and in classical discussions of this vice that’s how it was presented. Effeminacy is a softness in men that prevents them from fulfilling their peculiarly masculine responsibilities. The term could also apply to speech or mannerisms,… Read more

  • X Marks the Spot on Baptism

    X Marks the Spot on Baptism

    Some of my X posts on baptism, collected into one place:  A few notes on the debate over covenant baptism…. Some Baptists will claim the old covenant was merely physical (thus it included physical children) whereas the new covenant is spiritual (so physical children are excluded). But the core promises of the old covenant in… Read more