Tiger Woods, Buddhism and the need for Redemption
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George Robertson in the Blogosphere
Thankful that my friend, Dr. George Robertson, senior minister at The First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia, is in the blogosphere. And very thankful that he posted this great story from Hudson Amerding, late president of Wheaton College.
Far as the Curse is Found
You can listen to or download my sermon from December 13th, “Far as the Curse is Found” HERE. The sermon begins in Genesis three and traces God’s promise to bring from the fallen couple one who would finally crush the…
Science and Faith
I am excited about an upcoming event at Westminster Seminary. It is entitled “Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?” and will be held on the seminary campus March 12th and 13th. Are science and faith at war? Does science undermine…
Happy New Year to Ref21 readers
Starting Monday, and every weekday thereafter during 2010, Ref21 will inlcude a brief devotional blog based on a reading from McCheyne’s famous calendar. Check the front page on Monday for the link (it should appear on the left hand side in…
In the Palace Beautiful
A happy and blessed 2010 from Bonnie Scotland. I have been dipping again into Pilgrim’s Progress, and was very moved by the passage in which Bunyan describes Christian being entertained in the Palace Beautiful, situated between Hill Difficulty and the…
Setting apart Christ as Lord in our defense of the faith
“Where Peter commands us always to be ready to set forth a defense of the hope in us, he also specifies the condition under which this must done: ‘Set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts’ (1 Peter 3:15). In…
Read the Bible in 2010
As you consider making resolutions for the new year consider reading the entire Bible in 2010. ESV Daily Reading Plan M’Cheyne’s Reading Plan ESV Daily Reading Bible Check out more options HERE.
Disparaging without Knowledge for the Pleasure of Social Approval
Here’s a great quote from Marilynne Robinson’s essay on “Puritans and Prigs” in The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought (p. 153): “The way we speak and think of the Puritans seems to me a serviceable model for important…
MDB 1: Matthew 4
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Matt. 4:1) Jesus’ encounter with the devil was an appointment he had to keep. It was established within the terms of the covenant…