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Hebrews 8-10
[These are notes I used in a class on Hebrews sometime in the late 1990s at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX.] Knowing ScriptureA Better Covenant, Sanctuary, and Sacrifice Reading Assignment: Hebrews 8-10INTRODUCTIONAs we have seen the theme of Hebrews is to show the superiority of new covenant Christianity to old covenant Judaism. The new…
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CCDC Sermon — June 7, 2026
I had the pleasure of leading the liturgy and preaching at a CREC congregation in Washington, DC. Christ Church DC is a service of Christ Church in Moscow, ID. The sermon was from Mark 11, entitled “No More Mr. Nice Jesus: One Greater Than the Temple is Here.” I focused on Mark 11:1-26 in the…
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May 2026 — X Posts and Other Notes: Chrysostom, Tertullian and Others on Marriage; Gnosticism; Israel Podcasts; Chesterton; Masculinity and the Risks of Marriage; Bonhoeffer; Buchanan; Rushdoony on Public Education; Abortion/Pro-Life Movement; “Happy Wife Happy Life” Mantra; Filioque; Pentecost; 2 Samuel 6; Romans 11; Dispensationalism and Anti-Zionism; Christian Politics and Identity Politics; Free Markets vs. Socialism; Pharmakeia/Drugs; Alt-Right Influence; Iran War; etc.
You cannot love your enemies if you don’t have any. — Matt Walsh addresses the lame efforts being made at celebrating America’s 250th birthday: — Be the kind of man other men can follow. Hold yourself to a high standard. Be a good man who is good at being a man. — Proverbs teaches us…
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Sermon from January 24, 2016 — Trigger Warning: Divine Authority Designed to Offend (Mark 11:27-33)
These days we hear a lot about trigger warnings—trigger warnings that are designed to protect people from anything they might find offensive. The warning is there so that people won’t be triggered by something that offends them. We want to protect people from any kind of offense.Well, I would say this passage in Mark 11…
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Wedding Homily #7
Obviously, I have done a lot of weddings over the years. I try to preach a different homily each time. I’ll post some old wedding homilies here from time to time, but this is one from last weekend, based on Psalm 128. Madison and Eli, it is a great honor to stand with you here…
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The Fulfillment of Prophecy: Literal or Otherwise?
I’ve appreciated some of what I’ve read from Insurrection Barbie, but this claim that biblical prophecy is always fulfilled “literally” simply isn’t true. For example, Genesis 3:15 promises a seed of the woman who will bruise the serpent’s head, even as his own heel is bruised. Most, probably all, Christians would agree that this seed…
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Trinity Sunday Notes
What is the design on the cover of the bulletin? The design with a circle interlocking a triangular shape is called “triquetra.” The triquetra is a cross between a triangle and a circle. Our triquetra has an additional circle layered into the design.This perhaps the most widely recognized, traditional Trinitarian symbol. Note that it is…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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