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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Wine Tasting and Psalm-Roar (with Christ Church, Providence Church, and Trinity Presbyterian)
Selection for our Wine and Psalm Roar Season of Lent, March 8th, 2013 Note: The pagination listed follows the Cantus Christi Psalter /Hymnal. The links are to various samples of each psalm. Christ Church, Providence Church, & Trinity Presbyterian 1) Psalm 1, … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Liturgy, Music, Psalms
Tagged Chant, Genevan Psalms, psalm-singing, psalms, Singing
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Should Reformed People Read N.T. Wright?
It doesn’t happen quite often, but once in a while when I recommend a book or a quote by N.T. Wright on facebook, I will receive a question that goes something like this: “Do you approve of N.T. Wright? Do … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, N.T. Wright, Random Thoughts, Reflections, Reformed Theology, Theological Thoughts
Tagged church, Jesus, John Piper, Justification, Kevin Vanhoozer, N.T. Wright, New Perspective, NTW, Old Perspective, Paul, politics, Providence Church, Reformation, Reformed, religion, Resurrection, Should we read N.T. Wright, spirituality, Theology, Trinity, unity, Wisdom, Wright said
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Lenten Sermon: Luke 13:31-35, The Mission and Tenderness of God (Audio)
Sermon Preached at Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida on February 24th, Lenten Season 31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Sermons/Lent, Typology/Symbolism/Biblical Parallels
Tagged audio, calvary, christianity, church, golgotha, Lent, o jerusalem, pensacola florida, Providence Church, religion, Sermon, tender
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Saturday Psalter, Psalm 100 (Old One Hundredth)
Psalm 100, RPCNA Synod
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Tagged 100, acapella, old one hundredth, psalm-singing, psalms, psalms for churches
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George Grant on Piety and Activism
“Activism without deep spiritual resources inevitably draws from shallow wells that soon run dry–it cannot long be sustained. This it ceases to be active. Piety without a forthright cultural agenda inevitably capitulates to the prevailing pressures of the world–it cannot … Continue reading
Evening of Goodness, Truth, and Beauty at Trinitas Christian School
Dr. George Grant exhorted and encouraged us this evening to conquer the world. This remarkably titanic vision, he argued, is actually grounded in the prayer our Lord taught us: “Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.” We … Continue reading
Originally posted on Resurrectio et Vita:
The season of Lent is upon us. While most of the world does not honor or follow the Lenten Season, I believe the principles of Lent can be followed by all. All Christians need…
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Tim Tebow Cancels Speech at First Baptist Church of Dallas
Over at Kuyperian Commentary, I offer a few thoughts on Tebow’s speech cancellation.
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Tagged Cancels Speech, First Baptist, John 3:16, Steve Jeffress, Tebow
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Howard Hendricks,1924-2013
The famed professor of Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Howard Hendricks, died after serving at DTS for more than 60 years. You can hear his last sermon entitled the Ultimate Final. Among his many publications, Wikipedia lists the following: Books Say … Continue reading
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Tagged books, church, commentary, communion, Dallas Theological Seminary, died, DTS, End, Final Sermon, God, Gospel, Hendricks, Homily, Howard Hendricks, Jesus, Leadership, love, Professor, Promise Keepers, religion, spirituality, The Ultimate Final, Wisdom
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Herod the Fox, Jesus the Hen, and the Exodus: Lectionary, Luke 13:31-35
In these few verses in St. Luke, the writer plays on the animal vocabulary to describe two opposing groups. In the process it also echoes the exodus motif. In this text, Herod is described as a fox. A fox is … Continue reading
Biblical Worldview
“The Biblical worldview is not given to us in the discursive and analytical language of philosophy and science, but in rich and compact language of symbolism and art.” –James Jordan, Through New Eyes, p. 1.
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Tagged Biblical Horizons, James Jordan, JBJ, Through New Eyes, typology
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James Jordan on the Forgotten Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement within Western Catholic Christendom, not a revolt against it. While there were some movements at the time of the Reformation that continued various revolutionary medieval outbursts, and others that extended medieval notions of … Continue reading
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Tagged BHMaster, JBJ, Leithart, Reformation, Trinity Institute
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Communion Meditation: God Has Made It Clear
The good news of the Kingdom is that Christ has conquered the devil. But how He conquered is the important part of this text. He conquered Satan not by arguing with temptation, but by rebuking temptation with God’s Word. He … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, Devil, God, religion, spirituality, table, Temptation, word
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Translation of Luke 13:31-35
This Sunday’s Gospel lesson is from St. Luke 13:31-35. Here is my translation of this text: 31 -In that same hour, some Pharisees came up, saying to Him: “Go away and leave this place. Herod wants to kill you.” 32 … Continue reading
Posted in Luke, Translation
Tagged Greek, Jerusalem, Luke, N.T. Wright, New Testament, Palm Sunday, translation
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Lent: The Devil’s Gifts, Luke 4:1-13 (Audio Sermon at Providence Church)
In this sermon, I discuss the nature of Jesus’ three temptations and how Jesus overcame them with God’s word. I also touch on the typological connections between the first Edenic temptation and the wilderness testing in Luke 4.
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Tagged a new Adam, Adam, Divinity in the Flesh, Fully Divine, Fully Human, Jesus, Luke, Luke 4, Six weeks of Lent, son of God, Temptation, the chosen One of God, the true Israel, Wilderness
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Jesus and Temptation: A Meditation on the First Sunday of Lent
As we embark in this Lenten Journey, we follow the footsteps of our Lord from His entrance into the wilderness and His entrance into death for three days. Luke 4 offers an extraordinary glimpse into the temptations Jesus endured in … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Reflections, Typology/Symbolism/Biblical Parallels
Tagged Desert, Devil, Garden, Jesus, Lent, Lent Devotional, Lenten quotes, Luke 4, meditation, Temptation, Wilderness
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Exhortation: Series on Church Covenant, Part II
We come to our second part of our Church Covenant, which states: We purpose to watch over one another in brotherly love, to remember one another in prayer, to help one another in sickness and distress, and to cultivate Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Covenant, Galatians, Living, love, love one another, Paul
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Originally posted on Resurrectio et Vita:
Heavenly Father, I am grateful for the grace given to me through Your Son, Jesus Christ,which enables me to approach You in peace, having my sins washed away by His blood. As we joyfully…
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In Defiance of God: Inhaling the Poisonous Gas
This morning a group of us from Micah 6:8 joined to read Scriptures and pray at the only abortion clinic in Pensacola. It was a short time of reading and prayer. As the cold weather froze our bodies we realized that we … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Childermans/Feast of the Holy Innocents, Christian Living, Ethics, Lent, Life Issues
Tagged abortion, Evil, Freedom, John, Liberty, life, Murder
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Trinity Talk Interview with Andrew Sandlin on the Life and Theology of Norman Shepherd
Norman Shepherd: The Man and His Theology Andrew Sandlin is the president for the Center of Cultural Leadership and editor of Obedient Faith: A Festschrift for Norman Shepherd (Mount Hermon, California: Kerygma Press, 2012). You can find more information about the book here.
A Superior Exegete
“Jesus is able to resist the devil, a devil able to quote scripture, by being a superior exegete to the one who would tempt him. Jesus, the faithful interpreter of Israel’s scripture, teaches us how to read so that we might know … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Resurrectio et Vita:
The concept of a church calendar is certainly rooted in biblical principles (especially the fact that God gave Israel a calendar to commemorate his work on their behalf) and the pattern of the church’s calendar is…
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Who was Valentine?
It is not uncommon to celebrate days without the slightest clue of their origin. Such a day is the traditional Valentine’s Day, or The Feast of Saint Valentine. “Valentine” derives from valens, which means strong, worthy, or powerful. These are … Continue reading
Posted in History, Tribute
Tagged Amore, flowers, love, red, roses, Valentine's Day, Valentine. St. Valentine
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Originally posted on Resurrectio et Vita:
Perhaps that cross which you have so long and so anxiously asked God to lift from you, may be in itself a channel of mercy which you can not afford to lose. –Rev. T.M.…
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The Obedient Son
Jesus is the obedient Son, and his obedience confirms his status as the Chosen One (cf. 9:31-35) who, entrusted with authority, has used his authority rightly and who extends his authority through the Holy Spirit in the church. –David Hester
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil
Satan’s gifts are easy to master. They come with first grade instruction manuals. They are made to be mastered quickly and enjoyed rapidly (sex, drugs, alcohol; various temptations). God’s gifts are a little harder to master. They demand self-control and … Continue reading →