Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

He Puts the Lonely in Families: Psalm 68:6

Most every night I gather my precious wife and our two still-at-home sons for prayer before bed. Many nights I pray in thanksgiving for God’s very specific grace in all four of our lives, that He puts the lonely in … Continue reading

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Study Continues Tonight- The Greatest Commandment

Tonight we continue exploring the greatest commandment. We will unpack both the command to love the Lord our God with all that we are and our neighbor as ourselves. All are welcome in our home at 6:15 eastern for dinner, … Continue reading

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Is it wrong for the church to pray imprecatory prayers?

I understand that it’s a tough issue. It’s disconcerting that the Holy Spirit inspired a prayer asking God to dash his enemies’ heads against the rocks. That thought is just what we find in what are called “imprecatory Psalms.” These … Continue reading

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Funny Hats, Secret Handshakes, Bread and Wine

The hard driving forces of individualism do not yet stand astride the culture like a colossus. We have divided our homes into mini-apartment complexes and our churches into age and gender- segregated shopping malls. We break the ties that bind … Continue reading

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Your Mercies Begin Afresh Each Day O Lord

There is something both healthy and unhealthy about our propensity to see our salvation in a punctiliar, once-for-all context. Many, though not all of us can pinpoint the day when, by His grace we entered into His kingdom by faith. … Continue reading

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Mostly Modern: A Worldview on Our Worldviews

Does a fish know it’s wet? When one is born in water, goes to school in water, marries in water and raises little fish in water before dying in water, despite its ever presence, the water just isn’t noticed. So … Continue reading

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New Study Begins Tonight- The Greatest Commandment

Tonight we begin a new study, exploring the greatest commandment. We will unpack both the command to love the Lord our God with all that we are and our neighbor as ourselves. All are welcome in our home at 6:15 … Continue reading

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Where do we draw the line on Christian essentials?

“In essentials, unity. In doubtful matters, liberty. In all things, charity.” This quote purports to tell us exactly where to draw these lines. And it does so rather well. What this famous quote doesn’t do is tell us which matters … Continue reading

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Holding the Center: Tyranny, Liberty and Covenant

We are a litigious people. We not only like to sue one another, we like to avoid being sued, and having to sue. That is, we hire lawyers not only to write up contracts, but to help enforce contracts. Handshakes … Continue reading

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Our Concluding Hosea Study; The Bride Wore Red

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