Shake yourself from the dust and arise. Loose the bonds from your neck.
We all have idols. However, we rarely have little carven figurines representing any one of the pantheon of so-called deities to which we worship and make sacrifices. John Calvin said that a man’s heart is an idol factory; we are exceptionally good at manufacturing functional saviors. So it's not as if we don't have idols… Continue reading When The Culture’s Idols Fall
God’s people are a singing people. Adam sang a song the first time he saw Eve (Gen 2:23), and God’s people will still be singing at the end of all things (Rev 4:8, 11; 5:11-13; 19:6). That means we sing as the church militant (the church that exists now, in a cosmic war with sin… Continue reading War Songs for the Church Militant
Edinburgh Castle 5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God… Continue reading Of Truer Substance: A Meditation on Psalm 62
Awake! Put on strength! 