Penal Substitutionary Atonement
I may be wrong, but to a a lot of people out there, this is a formal theological phrase. They can define what the phrase means. its one of those…
Federal not Fair
“That’s not fair.” How many times have we heard or said this in our lifetime? Especially from children, who instinctively know when someone’s gotten a little more than them and…
The Missing Gospel
”Christ died and was resurrected for the forgiveness of sins” The line above is the core of the gospel, is it not? I’ll go for the punchline: No, not quite.…
Loving the Church
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples…” What is the “this” here in John 13:35? Jesus completes the sentence with “if you have love for one…
Far As The Curse Is Found – 2023 Christmas
“Far as the curse is found…” Yahweh. You are the Creator and sustainer of everything. Every … thing. Every thing that is not you came from you, the only self-existent…
Hard Times
I’ve been thinking lately about some friends I’ve run across facing serious issues and really hard times. I myself have faced some tough things in my life. The question becomes,…
On Assurance
I was asked once about assurance of salvation – how we know and in particular how we can help assure others, like our kids. The more I think about it,…
Marriage
“I do.“ Have you ever wondered, why marriage? Aside from the obvious scientific biological reason that a male and a female are required to engage in marital sex and produce…
Dads, Daughters, and Weddings
I went to a wedding recently. Watched a very dear, long time friend of mine walk his only child, his daughter, down the aisle. Saw his tears – and felt…
Dunkin’ Kids
This is not about coffee or donuts and making kids happy with the latest warm, sugar-covered pastry. It is about me thinking through the paedo- vs credo- baptism debate. Paedobaptism…