Monthly Archives: February 2006

One of Jesus’ names is Immanuel: Hebrew for “God with us.” Reading the Gospels it is rather obvious that while Jesus was always ethically righteous before the Father he was not always “with” the Father or as “close” to the … Continue reading →

I am not tracking the controversy, but I love this quotable it produced. In my opinion it belongs on the BHT masthead: I am personally wondering how to articulate the different between “Reforming Faith” (which seems to be the Reformation … Continue reading →

What book, to the extent that a book can be credited with such a thing, pushed me over into “calvinism”? Arthur Pink’s The Sovereignty of God was the one. Later, I sort of let go of Pink because I sort … Continue reading →

I’m going to pray the sinner’s prayer again. I prayed it two years ago, but I didn’t really understand it, the importance of Christ’s death and it’s relationship to my sin…. Of course, that was why I prayed it two … Continue reading →

For anyone in Saint Louis, the moving party begins at 8 AM on Saturday. I’ll provide lots of empty calories! Please come.

Thanks go to David Ponter for this neat quotation from Charles Hodge on First John 2.2: In answer to this question, it may be remarked in the first place that Augustinians do not deny that Christ died for all men. … Continue reading →

Thinking about Jeff’s post on “covenant succession” raised some thoughts of my own. In First Samuel we read about Eli and his sons. This first comes up in chapter two: 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They … Continue reading →

I mean, the struggle of Darwinism to survive. This is a fascinating post from the Pearcey Report. I guess I still haven’t properly phrased it though: I mean, the struggle of Darwinists to make a living and keep their prestige.

I try not to talk about it, and I expect no one to agree with me (at best!), but I pretty much disagree with our current administration’s foreign policies (as well as related domestic ones). I have nothing but sympathy, … Continue reading →

Jeff gave part one of a lecture on postmodernism last night which I really appreciated. His use of power point allowed him to show examples from art and architecture instead of simply reducing everything to philosophy and words. In my … Continue reading →