Chapter 21.6
vi. Neither prayer, nor any other part of religious worship, is now, under the Gospel, either tied unto, or made more acceptable by any place in which it is performed, or towards which it is directed: but God is to…
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Another Look at the Bikini Question
I’m probably treading on thin ice with this article. The wiser part of my conscience told me to leave this issue alone. But this subject bugs me. And I know that it is the bane of many women’s summers—the bikini…
What Would You Pay for Tolerance?
I was reminded recently–this time by a statistic dealing with college commencement addresses–of the relentless homogenization of culture and ideas in the name of diversity by today’s movers-and-shakers. Apparently, the “uni-” is still stretching its lead over the “-versity” on…
Chapter 21.3, 4, 5
iii. Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one special part of religious worship, is by God required of all men: and, that it may be accepted, it is to be made in the name of the Son, by the help of His…
A Faith Worth Teaching
Jon D. Payne and Sebastian Heck, eds., A Faith Worth Teaching: The Heidelberg Catechism’s Enduring Heritage (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013), 360pp If you can keep a secret, I will share it with you: I am falling in love with the…
Vatican Files no. 21
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
Vatican Files no. 21
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
Chapter 21.1, 2
i. The light of nature shows that there is a God, who has lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and does good unto all, and is therefore to be feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with…
Glimpses of Grace
What is your normal? What mundane duties do you wake up to most mornings? Gloria Furman’s involves sweeping desert sand from her floors, cleaning dried, crusty fruit from unrinsed smoothie cups, and clipping four sets of finger nails and toenails…
Election time in Sydney
Sydney Anglicans are voting in a new Archbishop later in 2013. The election is in August, but the campaigns have started already. A 4-month build up and the campaigns are in full swing! It seems there are really only two…