I have really been enjoying learning more about Charles Hodge (1797-1878) these days. I am reading Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton, by W. Andrew Hoffecker. I am about a third of the way through the book and so far I love it. I have learned... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Here is a hymn I have been enjoying singing and meditating on lately. It’s a great preparatory hymn for the Lord’s Day: “Jesus, I Come” (aka “Out of my Bondage, Sorrow and Night”) ”Out of my bondage, sorrow... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Yesterday I wrote my first review for a book at Amazon. The book is Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored, by Michael G. Brown and Zach Keele. Here is what I wrote: As a pastor of a church, and a lifelong student of the Bible, I am always looking... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
As Christians we can often use theological words that most people don’t understand unless they were raised in the church or study theology in their spare time. These are good words and I am certainly not advocating that we jettison words like... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In the words of Paul Tripp: “Pastor, it’s like us waking up in the morning and saying, “I’m redeemed. I’m redeemed. I’m redeemed. I can’t believe that I am one of God’s children! I can’t believe... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Genesis 17 is an important chapter of the Bible. God further strengthens Abraham’s faith by bringing greater clarity to his promises in the Abrahamic Covenant and by giving him a sign and seal of the covenant, namely circumcision. If you want to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I just started reading the book, The Work of the Pastor, by William Still. Here is a great quote: “If you think that you are called to keep a largely worldly organisation, miscalled a church, going, with infinitesimal doses of innocuous... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I have been reading this book on sexual assault and am about half way through it. But from what I have read so far it is a must read book for those who have been victims of sexual assault and for all Christians (especially pastors and those who... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today I came across this gem of a quote from John Calvin’s preface to Pierre Robert Olivétan’s French translation of the New Testament (1534) and thought I would share it: “It follows that every good thing we could think or desire is to be... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
