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Schilder and the Sentimentalising of Suffering
It’s no secret that I don’t like much classic hymnody and even less many of the contemporary Christian praise songs. One reason: too sentimental by half. In that light, I was struck by the following comments made by the late…
Schilder and the Sentimentalising of Suffering
It’s no secret that I don’t like much classic hymnody and even less many of the contemporary Christian praise songs. One reason: too sentimental by half. In that light, I was struck by the following comments made by the late…
Schilder and the Sentimentalising of Suffering
It’s no secret that I don’t like much classic hymnody and even less many of the contemporary Christian praise songs. One reason: too sentimental by half. In that light, I was struck by the following comments made by the late…
Trying not to be cynical
The call to minister is a call to suffer. If you minister full-time then suffering will be your daily companion. I don’t expect everyone to fully understand this. I suspect that some will think I am being pessimistic. But in…
Answering Rick’s question and an article on Arius
As CRT isn’t around to answer Rick’s question, having been rushed to hospital having succumbed to a state of traumatic blindness after seeing a student wearing a `Michael Bolton’ tee shirt on the WTS campus (no, Del, don’t even ask!), I’ll…
MacArthur and Pagitt on Yoga
This is an interesting exchange between John MacArthur and Doug Pagitt, a leader in the emerging church, on the subject of Yoga. Not only does Pagitt take Scripture WAY out of context but his ideas on what makes Christians…
The Great Work Desired
If you do not attend Metro East Baptist I would encourage you to read John Ensor’s book The Great Work of the Gospel with us. If you are reading along I trust that you have made your way to the…
Forgiven!
Worthy thoughts from the venerable 19th century Anglican – J.C. Ryle. “I find no balm for a sore conscience, and a troubled heart, like the sight of Jesus dying for me on the accursed tree.There I see that a full…
Checking in from Portland
I am seriously bumming because it is overcast here in Portland, so in my first visit to this lovely city I cannot even see Mt. Hood. But we had a great morning anyway at the first meeting of the Reformation…