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  • The Creation of Man and Woman

    The Creation of Man and Woman

    Why was man made from the dirt and woman from the man? There are several ways to tackle this question. I like Peter Lombard’s explanation: “The woman was created not from just any part of the man’s body, but from his side.  This was to demonstrate that she was made for loving communion with him.  She… Read more

  • Baptismal Exhortation: Types and Shadows of God’s Salvation

    Baptismal Exhortation: Types and Shadows of God’s Salvation

    To understand baptism, we cannot just look at a few NT passages that mention baptism explicitly. The apostles clearly believed there were events in the OT that prefigured Christian baptism. For example, Peter says the flood, in which Noah and his family were saved by water in the ark, was a type, or foreshadowing of… Read more

  • The End of An Era

    The End of An Era

    Last Sunday was the end of an era for the Lusk family. For years, I have watched my wife and kids in worship; I’d be upfront leading the service or preaching and I’d see them all lined up, usually across the front row. When we first moved here at the end of 2004, our kids were… Read more

  • Finding Peace in the So-Called Gender Wars

    Finding Peace in the So-Called Gender Wars

    A few thoughts on the so-called gender wars: If we want mutuality between the sexes, it is crucial to resist movements that minimize the differences between the sexes (e.g., feminism). According to Rene Girard, it is similarity that breeds rivalry (e.g., sibling rivalries are based on the fact that the siblings share so much in… Read more

  • Liturgical Sacrifice as a Way of Life

    Liturgical Sacrifice as a Way of Life

    Romans 12 sermon (2005)Romans 12:11-2 This sermon was originally preached as the first of a two part series on February 27, 2005. The audio of Part 2, from Haggai 1:1-11, can be found here. Daniel Boone was the great American explorer who first scouted out men of the Western Frontier. He was a pioneer and a trailblazer, cutting… Read more

  • The Justification of the Good Samaritan (2003)

    The Justification of the Good Samaritan (2003)

    This essay was originally published at Theologia. The story of the Good Samaritan (Lk. 10:25-37) is one of the best known and most loved of Jesus’ parables. I am not going to attempt to exegete the passage, as that has been done admirably and ably by others. Rather, I want to briefly examine what bearing the… Read more