Shake yourself from the dust and arise. Loose the bonds from your neck.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken" The church has two possible courses. By the church, I mean you, not your pastor, not a committee, you, a member of the saints that gather at… Continue reading The Road Less Traveled
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us… Continue reading Standing on the Promises of God
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
I'm going to start a new series where I will occasionally post some thoughts and meditations on various doctrinal and confessional standards, starting with the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC). I'll call it Westminster Wednesdays or something like that. We catechize our son (see below for what that means) every night, singing songs made to help… Continue reading Confessions, Creeds, and Catechisms
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
Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. You have probably seen versions of those sentences floating around social media. The meme implies that we are in the latter stage, hard times created by soft people. The cyclical story of Israel in the… Continue reading The Tent Stake Option
The content highlights God's constant protection and victory over His people, emphasizing that the gates of hell will not prevail against the church. It stresses the importance of joyful warfare, resisting lies, embracing truth, and standing firm in the face of opposition. It encourages unwavering faith, rejection of doubt, and the pursuit of future victories despite past mistakes.
Awake! Put on strength! 