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Which Is Sovereign? God's Will or Our Free Will

2012-01-05T09:07:00.000-08:00

Name something for which you can thankful but for which such thanks does not need to be directed to God. (I.e., if you're giving credit to whom credit is due for all the good things in your life, is there ANYTHING at all for which full credit could go to yourself or someone else and not at all to God? If your answer is "No, I can't do that," that's because God is sovereign, right? ... over all

Grace and Joy at the LORD's Table

2011-11-05T00:03:00.000-07:00

Communion is served weekly at the church I attend, and the pastor offers a short exhortation -- a new one every week! -- about what God is doing in us, to us, for us, through us, by us as we partake in faith of the Lord's body and blood. I've appreciated discovering so much more -- celebration of grace -- in the Lord's Supper than just the very somber individualized reflection that has been so

Like My Father

2011-07-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

I whistled today! Like my Dad!Okay, so I've already known how to whistle for a long time; and I think that I can whistle rather nicely. I always enjoyed my Dad's whistling. It seems to me that he was quite talented (as far as talented whistlers go) -- very sharp, distinct, but not shrill. And I like to think that I can whistle a lot like my Dad.But there's that extra whistle talent: you know that

Only a Few Good Men?

2011-04-28T11:10:00.000-07:00

I’ve been thinking a lot about Dr. Gordon Steinke’s article entitled "A Biblical Perspective of Marriage" in the Jan/Feb edition of the Communion together. Now I’d like to weigh in on the discussion.I’ve heard Ravi Zacharias (perhaps quoting another) say, “Intent is prior to content.” This is not necessarily to say that intent is more important than content, but it does affect how we perceive

Salty Scandals

2011-01-22T18:16:00.000-08:00

Jesus called His followers “the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13). One characteristic of salt, especially in Bible times, is its usefulness as a preservative. This is the idea behind God’s willingness to spare Sodom & Gomorrah for just 10 righteous. Those 10 would have been enough grains of salt to preserve these 2 cities with all their inhabitants. But God only found 4 grains, and 1 of them

Solomon Reforming Hollywood

2011-01-22T17:55:00.000-08:00

DVD Special Features, especially “Behind the Making of [Such-n-Such a Movie],” are for those who lean toward the overly-obsessed end of the movie loving spectrum. That said, a tid-bit or two from the Special Features has caused me to ponder again the general hypocrisy of Hollywood personnel. It seems the rare exception to find an actor or actress worthy of having a fan-base.I have often been

"So Great a Cloud of Witnesses"

2010-11-09T22:35:00.000-08:00

What an inspiring prayer I heard from a local pastor during our joint worship service (with Christ Church and Trinity Reformed Church) this past October 31st, aka Reformation Sunday and All Saints' Day. (check out the link)

Make a Loud Noise

2010-09-22T23:02:00.000-07:00