In a statement from last month, Governor Pence described the legislation as “a comprehensive pro-life measure that affirms the value of all human life. I believe that a society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable — the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn,” stated Pence.   A regional... Continue Reading

In a very astute comment, Matthew Henry notes that Noah ‘could not foresee the flood but by revelation; but he might, by ordinary means, discover the decrease of it, and therefore God was pleased to leave him to the use of them.’   The flood narrative of Genesis 6-8 proceeds with remarkable rapidity. Once the... Continue Reading

“The Divines were obviously concerned with the teaching and reception of this doctrine – but they were also concerned that it be taught!  Nevertheless, there is something of a pastoral challenge in this last line.  How so?  As pastors and teachers we ought to ask ourselves if our teaching on this high mystery produce praise,... Continue Reading

“Edward Fisher’s book, The Marrow of Modern Divinity, was published in London in the 1640s. It contained a series of dialogues about the law and the gospel, with four suitably named characters: Neophytus, a young Christian; Evangelista, a gospel-preaching pastor; Nomista, a legalist; and Antinomista, an antinomian.”   This is an article about a book... Continue Reading

“To say that Jordan Spieth’s career is something quite remarkable, would be the understatement of the century. His winnings last year alone totaled $23 million – not bad for a 22-year-old. But there’s no obnoxious athlete ego here.”   Jordan Spieth is one of the youngest and most successful pro golfers of our time. But there are few things about... Continue Reading

“He insists that today’s debates about the sufficiency of Scripture in counseling have been addressed in the past in that confessional statements have not only addressed the sufficiency of Scripture for doctrine, but the sufficiency of Scripture for living the Christian life.”   This is the fourth in a series of blog posts reading through A... Continue Reading

“In contrast to the 150 percent expansion of the population aged 65 and over in the next 35 years, the youth population (under age 20) is projected to remain almost flat, 2.5 billion in 2015 and 2.6 billion in 2050,” the report says.   Sometime in the next four years the global population of human... Continue Reading

Such “holy and lawful laughter” is contagious and inviting. It includes rather than excludes. The inviting and inclusive nature of holy laughter is witnessed in vs. 6, when Sarah notes that “everyone who hears will laugh with me.”   Calvin discovers in Gen. 21, with its record of Isaac’s birth and Ishmael’s banishment from Abraham’s... Continue Reading

Although he possessed the glory of deity, this godhead was largely veiled by his flesh. His “tent” was unattractive from the outside – he looked just like an ordinary man. As Isaiah predicted, he was “as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see him, there is no... Continue Reading

“The focus in evangelistic preaching should be laser-like, desiring the hearers to be converted to Christ. That is THE application! In an edification message, the pastor may seek to bring the main theme home with many different applications addressing the varied situations of the congregation.”   In conversations I have had recently with both seasoned... Continue Reading