Some Book Recommendations

My sister Dixie, a missionary to the Balkans (who you can support here), recently suggested that I give her a list of books to read. Such a request, naturally, I could not by any means refuse. But I figured such a list might be of use for others, as well, so I'm putting it here. The broader target audience for these re… Read more…
Tuesday 8/04/2020

Bavinck on Essential Beliefs

I have long been skeptical of the category of "essential doctrine" used for determining precisely what a person must believe in order to be saved. The sheer variety of possible errors, their many possible degrees, and their countless conceivable motivations and sources make it almost impossible, in my opinion… Read more…
Sunday 8/02/2020

How to Spend Time

In a letter to a girl named Sarah, C. S. Lewis wrote the following about how to spend your time: Remember that there are only three kinds of things anyone need ever do. (1) Things we ought to do (2) Things we’ve got to do (3) Things we like doing. I say this because some people seem to spend so much of their time doin… Read more…
Sunday 8/02/2020

Worship

The whole of life is about worship. This is the chief end of man and the song of the universe. From quarks to quasars, every movement of every creature exists to radiate and reflect the glory of God. For men, worship, the profession of worth, primarily takes the form of obedience to all that God designs for us. And thi… Read more…
Saturday 8/01/2020

Afternoon

I walk, Yet it is not I Precisely; The body Unmoored from mind Automates. My mind In vapor adrift Is not home. The mist Is formless and void In lame grey. Even so, There are Grey Havens, Or at least A voice From beyond the sun So rumors. Perhaps The walker is I. The flesh Itself Is maybe so dull. Eh, caffeine? Read more…
Wednesday 7/29/2020

The Astrological Question of Matthew 2:2 in Early Protestant Commentary

Introduction Every year when the Christmas season rolls around, pulpits and televisions recite as though under orders Matthew 2 in all its glory. Anyone strolling the streets will find Nativity scenes full of donkeys, mangers, stables, shepherds, wise men, and often a bright star. The star itself is a staple, but rarel… Read more…
Monday 7/27/2020