An Interview with Gloria Furman
On Monday I reviewed Gloria Furman’s new book, Glimpses of Grace. While I was reading it, I thought it would be fun to do an interview with Gloria. So here is a little glimpse into the author’s thoughts on her…
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Chapter 21.7
vii. As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in His Word, by a positive, moral, and perpetual commandment binding all men in all…
Leading Sinners to Christ
I trust that all of us desire to lead sinners to Christ in the most biblical and God honoring way possible. I’m sure that all who read this blog (and write for it) want to be used of the Lord…
The Gentle Temeraire
One of the most famous of J.M.W. Turner’s paintings is The Fighting Temeraire. It portrays a magnificent British battleship being towed into harbor to be broken up. The juxtaposition of the huge sail-powered vessel being pulled to its fate by…
The Gentle Temeraire
One of the most famous of J.M.W. Turner’s paintings is The Fighting Temeraire. It portrays a magnificent British battleship being towed into harbor to be broken up. The juxtaposition of the huge sail-powered vessel being pulled to its fate by…
The Excitement of a New Church in Charleston, SC
In 1731, Reformed believers who had been part of the Independent Church in Charleston, SC decided to establish First (Scots) Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street. This coming Sunday, June 9, a group of Reformed believers are returning to First Scots…
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…
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…