I have two traditions at Cornerstone. One (shamelessly stolen from Capitol Hill Baptist Church) is giving away good books to adults and children. The other is Tabletalk. Tabletalk has been going on for nearly ten years now. Numerous times each…
I have two traditions at Cornerstone. One (shamelessly stolen from Capitol Hill Baptist Church) is giving away good books to adults and children. The other is Tabletalk. Tabletalk has been going on for nearly ten years now. Numerous times each…
Given my previous post, I thought it would be a good idea to pass along a recommendation for an outstanding book on the nature of work and vocation. It is by Lutheran thinker Gene Veith and is entitled God At…
Work is good. There have been times when the church did not always affirm this. The work of theclergy was the only holy vocation. Worldly work did not carry the spiritual cache of religious occupations. At the risk of oversimplifying, it was…
“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” (Rev. 1:5-6). I have…
On numerous occasions I have been told that the church is like a hospital for the sick. The illness is sin; the remedy is Christ. We, therefore, attend church to receive our diagnosis and to gladly hear and embrace its…
“You Just Might Be an Antinomian” A review of Mark Jones’ Antinomianism: Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest? Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing, 2013, 176pp, $15.00 It’s refreshing to read a book whose author has done his homework. Antinomianism is such a book,…
Last month we began to tread through the Ten Tenets of a covenantal apologetic. We began with a discussion of the importance of beginning our apologetic with the Triune God. This month, we’ll expand on Tenet Two. Again, for those…
Last month we began to tread through the Ten Tenets of a covenantal apologetic. We began with a discussion of the importance of beginning our apologetic with the Triune God. This month, we’ll expand on Tenet Two. Again, for those…
I can always count on my brother to give me a cool, new workout. When we were away together over Thanksgiving we did a 20 minute, high intensity workout with a deck of cards. Good times. Like my dad, Luke…
