Category Archives: Reformation

Going Rome II; What’s Up; Ruling Under the Ruler

It’s Wednesday which means fresh out of the oven podcast. Pull up a chair and dig in. Then, invite your friends. If we run out, we’ll make more. No one goes home hungry. This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Why You Should Never Swim the Snake Infested Tiber

Lisa and I on Anna the prophetess. Why embracing Roman Catholicism is deadly. Lessons from Jonah and the glory of reflecting our Father’s glory. All good reasons to tune in to today’s podcast and share it with friends. Plus, I’m … Continue reading

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The Single Soul of the Five Solas of the Reformation

That so few are puzzled deeply by the paradox puzzles me. We are so used to the befuddling language that we miss its befuddling nature. It ought to stop us in our tracks and arrest our attention, like those signs … Continue reading

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The Absolute Fullness of the Great Commission

It is false to say that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, especially when it comes to the Bible. If ever there were anything we need to know, it is the very Word of God. That said, what is … Continue reading

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We Must Pray, With Fervor, Maranatha, Lord Jesus

I used to say “Last things last.” Eschatology was, I knew, not easy. I figured I, and others, should master the easier stuff before moving on. Eventually I came to understand that when God reveals something to us we have … Continue reading

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Semper Reformanda? Yes- Secundum Verbum Dei

Ought we to always be Reforming? Of course. The Reformation was chock full of shorthand slogans. The five solas of the Reformation came to light under the banner of Post Tenebras Lux, after darkness light. The five points of Calvinism, … Continue reading

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Praying for Reformation; Reforming Our Prayers

Praying for something happens when two circumstances are met. First, we the ones praying must recognize that what we want is a good thing. No one prays to lose their job or to need a new heat pump. Second, we … Continue reading

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Washing the Prince’s Bride: Inconceivable!

The driving force behind the devil’s temptations is less the hope we’ll get hooked on some illicit pleasure, more the power he wields when he is able to accuse us. With the temptation his forked tongue whispers, “Go ahead, what … Continue reading

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On Being Bar-Barnabas, The Sons of the Son of Encouragement

The Holy Spirit is called by Jesus the paraclete, or Comforter. While I would never want to diminish the value of the comfort the Spirit gives, we might do well to look more deeply at the root meaning of comfort. … Continue reading

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Why do we have such a hard time grasping grace?

Because we need it. I mean that in two ways. First, we have a hard time grasping grace because we are sinners, and sin begins with pride. All of us, from the most pious saint to the most egregious sinner … Continue reading

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