Embody the Promises
How shall the people we love realize the promises of God? The Christian faith orients us toward God and others. From God we seek blessings and glory; to others, we extend blessings, so that they might live for God and His glory. Central to this life of blessing and blessedness are the precious and very […]
Lord’s Day Reflections on Genesis 23:4
“I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out my sight.” These are unhappy yet faithful words spoken by Abraham as he grieved the death of Sarah his wife and began making preparations for her burial. I find them so […]
Remedies of Salvation
Celtic Christians took sin seriously because they took holiness seriously.
Who Holds the Future?
A recent event at the White House sends a strong signal about the nation’s priorities. According to the Associated Press (10/18/10) the President hosted a science fair at the White House in which he positively “reveled.” Mr. Obama inspected all 11 projects on display in the State Dining Room and commented positively on the work […]
The Year of Release
The Fourth Commandment Deuteronomy 15.1-6 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor, his brother, because the LORD’s release has been proclaimed. Of a […]
Voices Together: Psalm 32:6-11
Psalm 32:6-11 Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah I will instruct […]
