Training Elders
It still feels like the morning after the week before. A first IPC conference with Carl Trueman on Doctrine, Luther and Warfield. The little fella was at his best, raging against the machine of parachurch and constant swipes at his…
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Chapter 9.2
ii. Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom, and power to will and to do that which was good and well pleasing to God; but yet, mutably, so that he might fall from it. Along with the trivial sense…
A web of wisdom: social media to the glory of God #2
Following on from part one, in which I suggested that, as with so much else, we should ask the question, “How may I use social media to the glory of God?” Here are the first two principles: 1. Know and…
Chapter 9.1
i. God has endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that is neither forced, nor, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined good, or evil There is something of interest about the location of this chapter within the…
A web of wisdom: social media to the glory of God #1
Social media is perhaps the most common or popular expression of what is sometimes called Web 2.0. Web 1.0, for those who may be wondering, consisted mainly of static pages containing fixed data. Web 2.0 is the more dynamic, interactive…
Intinction and Extinction: Where is Our Good Faith?
To Dip or Not To Dip To the surprise of some of my fellow elders in my Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) presbytery, I voted against the proposed language change to the Book of Church Order 58-5 concerning intinction.(1) It…
Psalm 21: “The king shall have joy in your might”
8 8. 8 8. D (Cleveland) Psalm 21The king shall have joy in your might,And in your salvation rejoice;You gave him his heart’s true delight,And heard the request of his voice;You met him with blessings untold,And set a gold crown…
The Christian Creed in One, Short Psalm, Part 2
In Part 1 of The Christian Creed, I shared how Puritan Edward Reynolds (1599-1676) referred to Psalm 110 as “’symbolum Davidicum’, the prophet David’s creed” (The Whole Works of Right Reverend Edward Reynolds, Vol. 2). This Psalm, containing a mere…
Chapter 8.6,7,8
VI. Although the work of redemption was not actually wrought by Christ till after His incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits thereof were communicated unto the elect, in all ages successively from the beginning of the world, in and…
Books and business
A few days ago a brother in the church which I serve asked me for book recommendations for Christians in business. Having only two or three volumes at my disposal, I wrote out to a few fellow-pastors and other friends…