Rick Phillips has posted a provocative piece on why his PCA church does not recite the full version of the Apostles’ Creed. I was actually surprised to learn that many Southern Presbyterians omit the phrase, “He descended into Hell.” Pastor…
Several years ago I had the privilege of preaching in Denmark at the Reformation-Resurrection Conference. The invitation came out of the blue, hanging upon the absence of another brother whose health prevented him from serving. I went a little tentatively,…
Kudos to Nick Batzig for making us aware of Geerhardus Vos’ lucid treatment of the line, “he descended into hell,” in the Apostles’ Creed. When I came to my present church, I found that they had abandoned this line in…
[The introductory paragraph was originally posted in an unfinished form. Mea culpa. I have not changed the sentiment and substance, but have adapted and I hope improved the tone and the direction. I do not have the original piece, but…
One of my private rituals has to do with Psalm 90 and the changing of each year. In the church that I serve, I begin the first worship service of a new year by reading its opening lines and the…
With another year upon us, there may be a desire to make certain resolutions, or habits, to live by in the new year. Some will establish a new gym routine, others will employ a Bible reading plan, not a few…
We’re on the eve of a new year and I thought it might be fun to post a list of books to look out for in the upcoming year. Undoubtedly my doing so is dabbling in the realm of wishful…
One of the joys, if we choose to call it that, of the turn of the year is the “books wot I red” lists that emanate from bloggers left, right and centre. Some of them are simply crass arrogance –…
The singularly brilliant Christian apologist of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal, noted the existential reality that the human condition was one of inconstancy, boredom and anxiety. For him, the only real cure was made known in history by the God of Abraham, Isaac and…
The singularly brilliant Christian apologist of the seventeenth century, Blaise Pascal, noted the existential reality that the human condition was one of inconstancy, boredom and anxiety. For him, the only real cure was made known in history by the God of Abraham, Isaac and…
