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Wedding Homily #6

The homily delivered at my youngest daughter’s wedding. Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/live/OWmn3Qm8qf4. Audio of the homily is here: JT and Annie, it is a great honor to stand here with you today as you take your marriage vows before God and these witnesses. It is an honor to charge you from God’s Word. Annie, it’s… Read more

May 20, 2026
My Introduction to M. F. Sadler’s “The Second Adam and the New Birth”

Years ago, I was going through old issues of the “Mercersburg Review” at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, because I was interested in learning more about Nevin, Schaf, and their associates. I came across a review of a book entitled “The Second Adam and the New Birth” by M. F. Sadler. The review was… Read more

May 20, 2026
Eight Theses on Tithing (should be nine theses)

This paper on tithing is now almost 30 years old, so I’m sure I would say some things differently now. I also always intended to add a ninth thesis on tithing as a liturgical act, and develop the place of the offertory in the weekly Lord’s Day covenant renewal service, but as of today I… Read more

May 19, 2026
April 2026 Notes and X Posts: Old Podcasts, 1819 Podcasts, Israel and the JQ, American Identity and Immigration, Keeping the Rightwing Coalition Together, Feminism and Family, Dispensationalism, Romans 11 and Preterism, Patriarchy, Three Types of Political Leaders, Jesus in Gethsemane, Moon Landing Conspiracies, AI, Drugs, Anti-Natalism, Paedocommunion, Gendered Piety, Christian Economics, Etc.

The blessings God promised to Abraham flow out to the world through Jesus and the Spirit. — Easter forces us to choose our empty: Either the tomb is empty of Jesus’ body, or life is empty is of all meaning. — It’s not just Good Friday. It’s The Best Friday. What’s so good about it?… Read more

April 29, 2026
More Favorite “Got a Minute?” Podcasts

White boy summer and societal justification: Bitcoin and tariffs: Ernie Yarbrough: Church calendar, Jews, Twitter: Rod Martin on Trump and technology: Meet me: David Edgington and reviling wives: Martyrdom of Kirk: Christopher Columbus and Christian Nationalism: Gen Z in crisis: Calvin Robinson on Islam: Iran, Epstein, and Feminism: Read more

April 28, 2026
Notes on Esther, Genocide, and the Current War with Iran

Does the Bible tell us anything about the current war America and Israel are waging with Iran? In particular, can we use the book of Esther to justify or condemn the war? Tucker Carlson and Franklin Graham recently expressed diametrically opposed views of the Israeli/American war with Iran, making diametrically opposed appeals to the OT,… Read more

April 28, 2026