God’s Sovereignty over Creation and Obedience

I just finished reading Jonah.  One of the themes that we observe in this prophetic book is that God sovereignly superintends creation.  We see His rule over a stormy wind, a great fish, a plant, a worm, an east wind, and finally Jonah.   
Wind
But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was [...]

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Deer Hunting 2009

Well, here’s a rundown of this year’s hunting season . . .
Wednesday, November 4
Scouting. I sat on my stand late in the day.  Two does came out just before dark. One was pretty close to the stand.  It’s always exciting to see deer.
Friday, November 6
Scouting. I sat on my stand on the eve of opening [...]

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Do Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 refer to Satan?

In my ordination doctrinal statement I included this statement, “If Isa 14 and Ezek 28 allude to Satan, we learn of his pride and pride of place in creation.”  Well, the moderator was quick to point out that “if” statements do not belong in doctrinal statements.  Lesson learned.  But more importantly, the “if” statement revealed [...]

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A Good Word to Theological Students

I would commend B.B. Warfield’s booklet, “The Religious Life of Theological Students” to every man in seminary.  Warfield assumes the necessity of intellectual growth for competent ministry but he emphasizes the indispensible characteristic of a godly life.  This booklet was originally the content of an address by Dr. Warfield at the Autumn Conference at Princeton Theological [...]

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The Borrowed Light of Great Men

Biographies are written about a man typically because he influenced people around him.  There was a quality or qualities that distinguished him from others.  This is true of Christian men as well.  Yet noteworthy Christian men and women are great when they are mirrors not sponges–they reflect the glory of Christ rather than absorb the [...]

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Biblical Miracles: The Difference Between Two Diverse Religions

I revisited a citation from Machen’s classic, Christianity and Liberalism.  You may be aware that J. Gresham Machen was a professor at Princeton during the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy. Though he was hesitant to identify himself with much of fundamentalism, he had a robust mind with a vigorous desire for truth. He writes in his book Christianity [...]

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Love Yourself Before You Love Your Neighbor

Joel Olsteen had a short interview with Chris Cuomo from Good Morning America.  You can watch the video here  Cuomo asks some decent questions.  Olsteen’s new book, It’s Your Time, was the subject of the interview.  Among the statements Olsteen makes is that we need to love ourselves before we can love our neighbor.  Sad.

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Homeboy T-Shirt Line

You’ve heard of the “Jonathan Edwards is my homeboy” tee.
Some have probably also heard of the “Kevin Bauder is my homeboy” t-shirt
Very soon I will be proudly wearing a “C.H. Spurgeon is my homeboy” shirt (see below).  I know that I’m way behind on this, but who can resist?
The homeboy t-shirt line has endless possibilities.  [...]

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Insanity. Pure Insanity.

Just watch and listen.  While people are giving their lives to translate Bibles, we have men like this . . .
To those who view this and are not Christians . . . this is not representative of the whole. 
To those who view this and are Christians . . . distance yourself as far as possible from [...]

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A Hairy Shirt? Where Neurology and Anthropology Intersect

A brief article in Discover(September 2009) caught my attention.  “Seven Deadly Sins” is a piece written by Kathleen McGowan.* In the article she takes seven sins (lust, gluttony, sloth, pride, greed, envy, and wrath) and provides neuroimaging of brain activity when people engage in these iniquities.  Her findings are compiled from multiple studies.  Here is [...]

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