by Brian | Aug 20, 2020 | Spiritual Life
Here’s more gold from Alec Motyer. Reading Isaiah 56:1-12, he asks, what are the distinctive marks of God’s people? His answer: First personal decision, (“joined himself to the Lord”, v. 3, 6), and love of his name (v.6), the determination to...
by Brian | Aug 5, 2020 | Spiritual Life
The other day I ran into this article by Anthony Esolen, in which he translated an old teaching on why we shouldn’t speak badly about others, or, as the author puts it, why we shouldn’t “speak ill” of each other. He says: “The following...
by Brian | Jul 24, 2020 | Culture, Spiritual Life
Who is the most important person in the Bible? Jesus, of course. Now—make a list of the other really important people in the story the Bible tells. I bet you won’t get too deep before you name David and Paul. Here’s an interesting fact about all three: It is...
by Brian | Jun 4, 2020 | Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
We were on this past Monday, holiday not withstanding. If you missed it and want to catch up for next week’s study, you can watch the video with this link. The password is:...
by Brian | May 26, 2020 | Current Events, Spiritual Life, Theology, Uncategorized
“Social media may have connected more human beings to one another than any other moment in human history, but it has also robbed us of quality in our relationships,” writes Rhyne R. Putman, in a very helpful article entitled: “How Social Media...
by Brian | May 21, 2020 | Spiritual Life
Following up on Chris’ post from the other day, I wanted to share some thoughts from a few hundred years ago from John Calvin. I’m (slowly) reading through his Institutes, and just happen to hit the section talking about how Christians are to handle...
