Some things have to be repeated over and over. This is one of them. Respect of persons is a sin. Racism is a sin. And for the same reasons, anti-semitism is a sin. There are basic biblical principles that apply here. Choices of blessing and cursing belong to God, not man. God’s choice to bless…
Read MoreMy kids’ history and science lessons recently coincided to study the landing of the first man on the Moon on July 20, 1969. It was fascinating to again read about and then re-watch Neil Armstrong’s first “small step for man,” and “giant leap for mankind.” Armstrong’s famous first footprint in the fine dust of the…
Read MoreHow often do we use the argument “hard isn’t bad!” when facing a challenging situation? Our children struggle with their schoolwork, or chores, or an intense sports game, and we encourage them by saying that this challenge will help them improve. Our friends face a hard decision in life, and we remind them that it’s…
Read MoreJeremiah 36 contains one of the Bible’s most astonishing stories about the Bible. This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke…
Read MorePolitical Participation is a Biblical Stewardship Therefore, I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the…
Read MoreIn James 4:1–12, James began addressing the last example of being a doer of the Word—keeping oneself unspotted from the world. He continues that theme of worldliness since worldliness is living without reference to God. And each of the following subsections can best be understood as living without reference to God. Arrogantly living without reference…
Read MoreThe Lord uttered these words in Genesis 2.18. The next step in the Creation story is the creation of the woman to be with the man. God made us as social creatures. We need time with other people, and we don’t do well in isolation. We all learned this in the “recent unpleasantness.” An article…
Read MoreRichard Baxter was one of the most voluminous writers in English history. He authored between 141-200 books during his lifetime. As one of his biographers notes, “The influence of is books is incalculable: from the early 1650’s they enjoyed greater sales than those of any other English writer.”1 Although The Reformed Pastor might be his…
Read MoreOne of the cornerstones of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that he rose bodily from the grave following his crucifixion and ascended into heaven where he is seated at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2). The scriptures leave no doubt about this for us. We are told that after his…
Read MoreWe grew up calling them cow chips. You know what they are. It goes in as grass, comes out as manure, and once dried becomes a “chip.” Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; but much increase comes by the strength of an ox. (Proverbs 14:4) This is one of the most important verses…
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