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  • Palm Sunday Baptismal Exhortation

    Palm Sunday Baptismal Exhortation

    One of the most interesting aspects of Palm Sunday is the role children play in the event. As Jesus makes his triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem, children join in singing praises to Jesus. We just sang about that in our opening hymn, “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”: “all glory laud and honor to… Read more

  • All Happy Marriages Are Alike

    All Happy Marriages Are Alike

    There are two ingredients every marriage needs if it is to age like fine wine rather than spoiled milk: 1. Godliness 2. Polarity By godliness, I mean maturing Christian faithfulness, as seen in the fruit of the Spirit. By polarity, I mean an appreciation of the differences between men and women, and thus well-defined roles… Read more

  • Quotebook #4

    Quotebook #4

    Doug Wilson on community– Learning to live in genuine community is one of the central goals that we have set for ourselves. And, to be honest, we did not set the goal—it is set before us in Scripture as one of the basic elements of the Christian faith. We are one in Jesus Christ, and… Read more

  • The Culture War as Proxy War

    The Culture War as Proxy War

    I sometimes get asked why my sermons so frequently engage so-called “culture war” issues. Here are some reasons why: 1. What if the culture war is actually much more than a culture war? What if the culture war is really proxy for the kind of spiritual war Paul describes in Ephesians 6? What if the… Read more

  • Questions for the Idiocracy

    Questions for the Idiocracy

    Some questions spurred by recent cultural events: 1. Setting aside the criteria of commitment to the Constitution, competence, and wisdom, Joe Biden said he would only nominate a black woman for the Supreme Court vacancy. This is identity politics to the extreme. But now the identity of Biden’s pick is in doubt. That nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson,… Read more

  • Quotebook #3 (Courage)

    Quotebook #3 (Courage)

    “Courage is not a particular virtue, but rather all of the virtues when tested. It stands to reason that cowardice, then, is not simply one vice, but rather a failure of all of the virtues when put to the test.” – C. S. Lewis (paraphrased) “Men do not follow titles, they follow courage.”  – William… Read more