“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. – Matthew 24:29 Most people who read Matthew 24 assume it is talking about the end of the world…
Category: Faith
Young Earth or Old? The Battle Over the Authority of Scripture
The Washington Post recently published a book review of Reading the Rocks by Brenda Maddox. The review’s title, “When the earth’s story defies religious belief,” expresses the reviewer’s assumption that the earth’s story is not always in accordance with Scripture. As we are fallen people in a fallen world, such an assumption is not a…
Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers by Douglas Bond
If you are interested in learning about the church and its hymns, its history, its people, and, most of all, about God, Douglas Bond is a must-read author. He writes a variety of fiction and non-fiction for adults and teens (though all of his books are of great benefit to adults) that are focused on…
Texas, Andrew White, Abortion, and the PCA
Andrew White is a Democrat running for his party’s nomination for Texas Governor. He supports Roe v. Wade and opposes any further restrictions on abortion. So far, so good. Well, you know what I mean–opposing abortion restrictions is what Democrats do. The twist, however, it that White is an elder of a Houston church that…
God’s Grace and Donald Trump: A Theory
Douglas Wilson, whose musings on Trump have been spot on from the beginning, proposed a Trump Theory on his latest Plodcast. Its premise is based on James 3:11-12: “Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs?…
Freedom of the Will
Jonathan Edwards says that people have a free will, the freedom to choose, but that “the mind chooses as it does because of motives.” John Gerstner puts it this way: “Your choices, as a rational person, are always based on various considerations or motives that are before you at the time. Those motives have a…
Psalm 8 – A Study on the Kingdom of God (1 Week)
David opens Psalm 8 with these words: O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. (ESV) Yahweh is proclaimed here…
Being a One Woman Man – A One Week Study
Our hearts may be willing, but our flesh is weak. Download this one week study designed to help men focus on their calling of Being a One Woman Man. With special thanks to Douglas Wilson for his fine work on this topic, which provided much guidance for this study.
A New Creation: A Homily on Genesis 3:1-19
How many of you have heard of Curious George? Almost every night when my son goes to bed, he wants me to read the story of Curious George to him. Of course, it always starts out the same way: “This is George. He was a good little monkey. And always very curious.” And each story…
Best of the Best – Commentators
Occasionally I’ll provide my thoughts on the best of certain things. Today I’d like to talk about political commentators. When I say political commentators, I don’t just mean talking heads on Fox News and media outlets that talk about the news of the day. I also include in the category those who can bring a…