The most important question of the coming year is not “who will be the next occupant of the White House?” The single most important matter before us all is a question of value. It is a question that may be stated, "Will the Western world embrace the Continue Reading
December 31, 2011
An ‘Error Message’ on the Screen of Western Civ? The Most Important Question Facing us in 2012 is more than an Election
December 26, 2011
A Hero’s Story at Christmastime: Colonel Roger Ingvalson, USAF-Retired (June 20, 1928—December 24, 2011)
“It’s Christmastime, Poppy, and we want a story!” “A story? Why don’t you play with your toys?” “We want a story! We want a story! We want…” “Okay! Okay. A story. All right, then, a story you shall have. What kind of story would Continue Reading
October 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Singing Faith: The Reformation and Music (with free download of “I Glory in the Cross”)
The Christian faith is a singing faith. The Reformation recovered this because the Reformation recovered the Gospel of God’s grace revealed from the authority of the Word of God, which was recovered through a revival of the supremacy of preaching. The Continue Reading
October 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Recovering Reformation Day
There are many Protestant churches that will have a October festival. There are some who will even have a hymn-sing this last Sunday in October—a wonderful tradition, for the Protestant Church is a singing Church to be sure. Others will seek to redeem Continue Reading
September 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Are You a Faithful Witness?—John 1.19-51
Certain biblical characters make their appearance before us at particular times of the year. For instance, we really don’t think about Pilate too much, other than in the Apostles’ Creed, and at Easter. The same goes for Herod and, often, even Peter. Continue Reading
December 19, 2008
Reformation Heritage Tour July 1-11, 2009
My wife and I, on behalf of Reformed Theological Seminary, are hosting a Reformation Heritage Tour. This wonderful travel and learning opportunity is scheduled for July 1-11, 2009. This once in a lifetime trip will begin in "Luther Land" in the Continue Reading
October 26, 2007 Leave a Comment
Which is it? Communion or Eucharist or the Last Supper? Yes.
1 Cor. 10.16-17;20; 11.23-31; John 6.11; 23, 35-42; 48-59 Like a foolish husband arguing with his wife over the true meaning of the word “love,” but failing to embrace his bride, sometimes the Church has got tangled up on words and missed the pure Continue Reading
