“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. The door opened on to a tubeshaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats – the hobbit was fond of visitors. Continue reading “Concerning the Fear of Man, Part I: Introduction”
Keep a Close Watch on Yourself and on the Teaching
Note: Calvin and I have found increasingly so that this is pretty much Grant’s blog but with Calvin and I as guest posters.
Often times, I find it easy to think that my sins only affect myself and my own walk with God. I also find it easy to think of my sanctification on a very individualistic level. Hey, “against [God], [God] only, have I sinned,” right? Continue reading “Keep a Close Watch on Yourself and on the Teaching”
But Jeshurun Grew Fat and Kicked
For the past week the blood of this blog has cried to me from the earth as Chris has tried to murder it by neglect. As he is sick right now, I’m posting in order to give him time to recover and write.
When I was a nine year old boy, I had two dream jobs. The first was to be the greatest right handed eighth inning setup man of all time, pitching for the Anaheim (not Los Angeles) Angels. You ask, “Why not a closer or a starter?” Because I fell in love with baseball through the 2002 world series and Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez (This was before the whole domestic abuse debacle). “Why not the Dodgers?” Because making pitchers hit is insane. Love the Dodgers, hate the National League’s rules. My other dream was to go to seminary and become a pastor, because all my friends’ dads were in seminary, and I didn’t want to be a lawyer like my dad, so clearly I was called to the ministry. Yes, I believed my dreams were compatible; all my friends’ dads had second jobs. So as a nine year old boy I’d plan out sermons for my future. There was one I wanted to do in particular: “But Jeshurun Grew Fat and Kicked,” taken solely from that line in Deuteronomy 32:15. Today I partially realize my childhood dream. Continue reading “But Jeshurun Grew Fat and Kicked”
Serving God or Manipulating God?
One day soon, Chris will post on this blog. Until that day, you’re stuck with yours truly. I offer you my sincerest sympathies.
I want to start by recalling the following story from 1 Kings 18: Continue reading “Serving God or Manipulating God?”
Caring for Your Parents
As college students, most of us live away from home. We rent out apartments, live in dorms, and find ourselves apart from family months at a time. So when we find ourselves going home for breaks, the time is limited and precious. Continue reading “Caring for Your Parents”
As Saints of Old Still Line the Way
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I want to learn from the pattern of Hebrews 11 and the logical flow into the next two verses. Continue reading “As Saints of Old Still Line the Way”
Welcome
So Why a Blog?
Hello reader! Welcome to our blog. Who is this “our” you ask? We are three college guys who have been made citizens of Heaven and sons of God by His grace in the Son of God. Continue reading “Welcome”
You Should Read the Old Testament
The following is very slightly adapted from a devotional given by the author at a college group event.
I think you, as a Christian, should be reading the Old Testament. I’ve heard the objections. They’re stupid. Let me tell you why. Continue reading “You Should Read the Old Testament”
Citizens & Sons 