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My Books of the Year

The books published in 2009 that I most appreciated are (in no particular order): Words of Life by Timothy Ward Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell The Gospel-Driven Life by Michael Horton When Helping Hurts by Corbett & Fikkert Ancient Word,…

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The Joy of the Reformed

I wasn’t born and raised in the Reformed church.  In other words, I am a Reformed immigrant.  Like many people in the Reformed church today, I migrated out of broad based evangelicalism and non-denominationalism.  Many of my friends, both ministers…

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The Joy of the Reformed

I wasn’t born and raised in the Reformed church.  In other words, I am a Reformed immigrant.  Like many people in the Reformed church today, I migrated out of broad based evangelicalism and non-denominationalism.  Many of my friends, both ministers…

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Christmas Carols

As always, I was deeply blessed by special services of worship celebrating the birth (and life and death and resurrection) of Jesus the Christ.  Of particular joy and comfort this year were the following verse from Paul Gerhardt (one of the…

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Abortion Politics

As Congress and the White House march toward passing massive health care legislation, tax payers face the real possibility of being forced to fund the continuing moral catastrophe of abortion. The only hope of that not happening is for certain…

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Blessed Incongruity

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And…

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