The Crook in the Lot: Part III
WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING This passage began with a call to consider the work of God. As we contemplate the way that he works in the world, he teaches us the right way to live. We learn to praise God…
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Jesus Loves the Church
From an article in The Washington Post by Kevin Deyoung and Ted Kluck: Here’s what Bono, Oprah, and the guru speakers on PBS won’t tell you: Jesus believed in organized religion and he founded an institution. Of course, Jesus had…
Interesting new book on Genesis 1
I’m looking forward to reading “The Lost World of Genesis One.” Publisher’s Info: In this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1…
Would you like some wine with that cheese?
Some thoughts on one of America’s most common exports – cheesy evangelicalism. I recently attended an English-speaking Evangelical church while on vacation in Mexico (the location is withheld to protect the guilty). It was the only Protestant church that I…
C.S. Lewis on Tryanny
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity…
Blog 128: 3.14.6 – 3.14.11
Calvin continues his categorization of where people stand with respect to justification. He concludes his remarks on the first category–people who are outside of Christ and thus remain unjustified–by reiterating that justification depends entirely on God’s mercy, not our works. …
Good Eats!
I found the following website over at Denise Malagari’s blog. I laughed. I cried. Check it out – THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT
Rome and the Second Commandment
Why is it that the Church of Rome has such a flagrant disregard for the Second Commandment? When parishioners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Shrine in Melrose Park decided to create gold crowns for statues of the…
Blog 127: 3.13.4 – 3.14.5
In justification, the sinner receives righteousness from God as a gift. Because this gift rests on the promise of God, received by faith, it provides complete assurance to the conscience and full peace to the soul. Our hope of inheriting…
Ready for Camp?
Camp goes with summer like peas go with carrots (or something like that). Anyway, Richard Dawkins, the world’s most breathless atheist, has a fresh idea for summer camp. It seems that Dr. Dawkins has decided to join the rest of…