Category Archives: creation

The God of Space and Time in Space and Time

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings that comes from embracing Reformed theology. Now we understand not … Continue reading

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The Year of Our Lord- Marking Time in His Kingdom

The world is half full of half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening news. … Continue reading

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Election Reds; Jesus Reigns; Practically Sovereign and More

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Recognizing The Time to Love Our Neighbors

I won’t say it’s certain, but it seems likely there will soon be some unrest in our nation. We are in an era of profoundly contentious politics, a day when frustration and dissatisfaction is paraded down our burning and blockaded … Continue reading

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Changing the World, While Keeping the Faith

Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn’t make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people in … Continue reading

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King King Maker; Resting in the One Who Reigns

I believe, and expect every believer to believe, that God will appoint His chosen person to serve as the next President of the United States. He will, of course, work through means, which is typically through our voting process. That … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, Persevering; Controlling Hurricanes & More

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American Idols: And We Fools Who Worship Them

God made us in His image. That we could spend our lives contemplating this, without scratching the surface, reminds us that we are God’s image, not gods. We are, in some ways, to God as our mirror image is to … Continue reading

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Not Worthy to Be Compared- Here to Eternity

We all know we are called to walk by faith and not by sight (II Cor. 5:7). What we often don’t know is how terrible we are at it. We tend to think of it as the ability to believe … Continue reading

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Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound, Given To All Around

Perhaps the most subtle verbal sleights of hand are acts of equivocation. We commit equivocation when we use one word, but with two different meanings. We make the change so quickly we miss the palmed meaning, and are made fools. … Continue reading

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