Tag Archives: God’s love

O For a Thousand Years To Sing

It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped a fence and become something of a universal bestseller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after it, … Continue reading

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Plowing in Hope, God’s Incomprehensibility & More

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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading

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Should pastors preach a congregation’s sins?

Of course. And of course not. The sermon is that part of the service where God’s Word exposes our failures, and proclaims Christ’s provision. The end is not the sin, but neither can the sin be ignored. We do not … Continue reading

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Prince Caspian, Immutability & Denominations

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The Law of Grace, and the Grace of Law

Some call them “Nice Nazis.” These are those stormtroopers, some professing Christians, some not, who can be counted to race to the aid of the accused. That is, if I say, “It is wrong to do X” the “Nice Nazi” … Continue reading

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Donatism, Grace and the Devil in the Details

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What is a credible profession of faith?

While I am not at all immune to making mistakes I do try to be careful with my words. I ask my readers to show care with my words as well. I don’t pretend to have the capacity to see … Continue reading

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Lisa Joins Me for Life in the Blender- When Children Wander and Meeting Jesus- The Rich Young Fool

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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God’s Hammer

Sometimes, indeed often, we build and maintain our paradigms for our own comfort. Our worldview is usually less the result of careful, dispassionate, sober-minded analysis, and more the result of self-serving, special pleading, rationalization of our sin. We believe what … Continue reading

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