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Webinar on Covenant Baptism
Hi folks. Lately I’ve been working on notes for a “webinar” I’m doing on the subject of Covenant Baptism in the context of the Great Commission. I thought I’d post some details here in case anyone is...
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Cast Your Burden on the Lord (Psalm 55)
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 Psalm 55 is among many Davidic Psalms set in the context of conflict, but this...
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The Scales of Justice (Psalm 69)
When I open the Scriptures with no other agenda than to enjoy and meditate on them, I often find myself in the Psalms. Every facet of the life of faith is captured here and expressed in words that we...
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Life and Death in the Psalms
There are several curious verses in the Psalms that seem to hold out no prospect of eternal life or any kind of afterlife. For example: Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and...
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Life and Language in the Old Testament
I’m currently reading a little treasure of a book entitled “Life and Language in the Old Testament” by Mary Ellen Chase. I happened upon this book by chance in a used book store on the South Side of...
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The Ways of Doeg and David – Psalm 52
The title of this psalm ties it to a specific event in the life of David which is recorded in I Samuel 22. In his flight from Saul, David was given refuge and supplies by Ahimelech, a priest at the...
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Why?
Psalm 74 is much like the book of Lamentations; it is a mournful prayer for relief that is set against the background of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. And like the book of...
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Musings on Gentleness
Jared’s confession about his journey to gentleness got me thinking, but before I follow that path let me just say: the Jared I know is a big softie and wouldn’t be harsh to a flea♥ And this: I’m...
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A Time for Every Purpose
On Monday I spoke at my grandmother’s funeral, which was more difficult than I ever anticipated. She was 94 and had been declining in her health for some time, so her passing was not unexpected....
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Ezra the Reformer
While James takes a look back at some of the gentle reformers of church history, like J.G. Vos, I thought I would reach back a bit further and look at some Old Testament examples of reform and...
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