Month January 2010

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In the abortion clinic, might makes right

“Suppose, in the encounter between doctor and child [in an abortion], the child won half of the time, and killed the doctor in self-defense—something he would have every right to do. Very few doctors would perform abortions. They perform them…

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Hearing God Speak

The Bible is not simply an historical account or a literary masterpiece; it is the witness to Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and it presents the Deus loquens, the God who uses the Bible to speak to us…

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George Robertson in the Blogosphere

Thankful that my friend, Dr. George Robertson, senior minister at The First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia, is in the blogosphere. And very thankful that he posted this great story from Hudson Amerding, late president of Wheaton College.

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Far as the Curse is Found

You can listen to or download my sermon from December 13th, “Far as the Curse is Found” HERE. The sermon begins in Genesis three and traces God’s promise to bring from the fallen couple one who would finally crush the…

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Science and Faith

I am excited about an upcoming event at Westminster Seminary. It is entitled “Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?” and will be held on the seminary campus March 12th and 13th. Are science and faith at war? Does science undermine…

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Happy New Year to Ref21 readers

Starting Monday, and every weekday thereafter during 2010, Ref21 will inlcude a brief devotional blog based on a reading from McCheyne’s famous calendar. Check the front page on Monday for the link (it should appear on the left hand side in…

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In the Palace Beautiful

A happy and blessed 2010 from Bonnie Scotland. I have been dipping again into Pilgrim’s Progress, and was very moved by the passage in which Bunyan describes Christian being entertained in the Palace Beautiful, situated between Hill Difficulty and the…