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[This short essay was written for the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin TX. It appeared in the church newsletter sometime in the late 1990s, when I was on staff there.] One of the most talked about aspects of our church is our worship.  Considering the centrality of gathered worship in the Scriptures, this is probably how…

[I hope this is not breaking any copyright laws. I do not know where I found this but I saved it many years ago and it’s such a great essay on the pastoral value of liturgy that I want to post it here. Robert Zagore was a Lutheran pastor in the LCMS, if I recall…

The Church’s Culture of Feasting (Isaiah 25:1–12) Advent in Isaiah (Part 2) The Church’s Culture of Feasting (Isaiah 25:1–12) And now our lesson of the day from the prophet Isaiah chapter 25, verses 1 to 12: “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done…

Audio Lecture #1: Audio Lecture #2: Dabney Ecclesiology Lectures Fall 2006 Lectures #3-4 A Biblical-Theological Vision of the Church from Revelation 21-22 Hermeneutical background Reading the text as symbolic architecture             Statistics, stories, and structures – 3 ways to describe a people           What does it mean to be an American citizen? What does it mean…

“A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.” — James A. Garfield — “Life’s tough. It’s even tougher when you’re stupid.” — John Wayne — A podcast I did about a year ago with the guys from Lancaster Patriot on Christian…

I do not recall the source of these notes, but they are a helpful summary of Jordan’s criticisms of theonomy. I have a couple of different versions here. These notes are based on Jordan’s lectures “A Theocratic Critique of Theonomy,” given in 1991. — How to think about Biblical Law Introduction• When Christianity first came…

[5] Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: [6] Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. [7] And some of your…

One of the most vexing questions Christians wrestle with is how to relate to the things of this world. Christians are constantly discussing and debating the right way to relate to God’s creation. There are at least a couple reasons for this. Sometimes the Bible is silent on a particular issue. The Bible gives us…