"And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever."
I’ve noticed there is a challenge going around on Facebook. If you like the post of someone who is doing the challenge, you are challenged to post a statement of the following form once a day for a week:
“God is [attribute].”
Continue reading “7 Attributes of God: A Facebook Challenge”
There is a pervasive assumption I’ve noticed in conversations with many fellow believers regarding clothing: that the main purpose of clothes is to prevent sexual temptation. Which is all well and good, except for the fact that it’s just wrong. The assumption probably comes from the connection between modesty and the Christian philosophy of clothing, as seen here, here, and more comprehensively here. In modern American culture, where so much of fashion is intentionally sexual, this confusion is understandable. But given global standards of modesty, diverse to the extent some primitive cultures forego clothing almost entirely, modesty makes a poor logical rationale for wearing clothes. You may object to so called “native nudity,” but as such attire (or lack thereof) is neither intended to arouse nor to draw attention to the individual, it fulfills the requirements of modesty. Modesty and wearing clothes are two different things. I don’t want to talk about modesty today, because I want to talk about the real reason we wear clothes—the gospel reason we wear clothes. Continue reading “Why You Should Wear Clothes”
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free.
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
At the beginning of summer, the authors of this blog posted reading lists of books we would read over summer. This is an update on what Grant has read this summer, since he leaves for Malawi tomorrow, and tonight (to be spent at Dodger Stadium as Zack Greinke pitches a gem) marks the end of his summer. For the original post, see here. Continue reading “End of Summer Reading List Update, 2015 (Grant)”
Now that we’ve looked at the Fear of Man in Proverbs, I want to do the same through the Gospels, finding relevant passages and noting some basic interpretation of them. We’ll dis-harmonize the Gospels and look only at Matthew in this post. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, Part V: A Disharmony of the Gospels”
In order to finish our study of the fear of man in Proverbs promptly, I’m mostly just going to list references for you to look at by clicking my links and using your eyeballs. I will comment on some verses that do not appear to belong. Most of what I wanted to say philosophically and doctrinally has already been said in my previous three posts though. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, IV: Concluding the Proverbial Word Study”
A Proverbial word study is a word study through the book of Proverbs. Thanks for asking. Only as we saw last time, an actual word study may not be as effective as a more general concept study. We already know how the book of Proverbs lands on the issue of the fear of man. Consider Proverbs 29:25 and Proverbs 1:7: Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, III: A Proverbial Word Study”
I apologize for the title image, but jokes involving Thomas the Tank Engine and actual brooks are practically obligatory when talking about Thomas Brooks.
And now for something completely different: A review of a movie review.
Christians will endeavor to improve and redeem our time, as befits those to whom the command of Ephesians 5:16 was given. As summer starts, many of us do that by reading books, to improve and refine our analytical, philosophical, and theological powers of thought, to the application of both our own personal worldviews and daily lives. In light of these undertakings, the authors of this blog think it will be of great edification to ourselves and our readers that such books as we will be reading here be disclosed. In this post, Grant will list those books he intends to read this summer. Chris and Calvin’s respective lists are forthcoming in future weeks. We hope you may perhaps find a book here that would be helpful to your spiritual growth. And please feel free to comment with questions regarding these books or with reading suggestions of your own. Continue reading “Some Summer Reading, Part I: Grant’s List”
Citizens & Sons 