Prof. Michael Haykin on friendship.
[Music here.]
Thy works, not mine, O Christ, speak gladness to this heart;
They tell me all is done; they bid my fear depart.
To whom, save Thee, Who canst alone
For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?
Thy pains, not mine, O Christ, upon the shameful tree,
Have paid the law’s full price and purchased peace for me.
To whom, save [...]
I continue to pick up the pieces in Touchstone’s latest response to my original post on theistic evolution.
To follow the thread, first go here. Then here, here, here, and here for Touchstone’s four part piece. And lastly here for my first follow-up to Touchstone’s four parter.
In the materials I’ve read (which is a [...]
Looks like Touchstone has responded to my post in four parts. I’ve only time for the first at the moment.
…and even at this level, I’d argue that Genesis is delivered in the form of a “creation hymn”, at least in its first chapters…
Touchstone argues that Genesis is delivered in the form of a “creation [...]
Granted, I’m by no means a sophisticated critic of the various forms of philosophical atheism. But atheist Sam Harris has hardly made sophisticated points in his latest piece on atheism, which seems more about attacking religions such as Christianity than demythologizing atheism.
Given that we know that atheists are often among the most intelligent and [...]
At the outset I’d like to thank Charlie Sebold for taking the time to look at this and make helpful observations as well as contribute his own intelligent thoughts, much of which I’ve incorporated into the post.
I thought it might be beneficial for others to have a quick and dirty list of some problems with [...]
I don’t care what your Reformed bona-fides are. If you claim to be Reformed, yet send me email to explain to me that Constantine manipulated the Nicene Council to inaugurate Christmas, or you send me anything that links favorably to either The Two Babylons or the retracted tract Babylon Mystery Religion, I will unsubscribe [...]
Isaiah 9:6
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (ESV)
Footnotes
[1] 9:6 Or is upon
[2] 9:6 Or is called
Sorry about the MIDI file, if I could find a public domain version of [...]
Very cute! More power to the little man in a tux. HT: Christoph.
Wow, pretty cool. It’s the solar system’s planets and a few other stars in scale. HT: Christoph.
[The following is a lightly edited excerpt from an email I wrote to a friend.]
As far as Christmas movies, I’d recommend Die Hard. Just kidding.
I’ve actually not seen too many Christmas movies, I don’t think. For example, I’ve never seen It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. Or White Christmas. Or [...]
Dr. James White on Christian contentment.
The following from Steve Hays is well worth reading. Particularly for those familiar with the Hebraic Roots and/or Messianic Jewish movement.
5. Judaism
The relationship between Christianity and Judaism is, of course, key to their mutual identity and integrity. For a Messianic Jew, the Old Covenant is essentially continuous with the New insofar as it is [...]
Perhaps I should try this experiment, too.
The following are notes I took on Pastor Arden Hodgins’ Sunday sermon on Matt. 7:1-5. I’ll post a link to the sermon when it becomes available on SermonAudio.com.
The true Christian is “poor in spirit.” That is, he is constantly aware of indwelling sin and the bankruptcy of self. He is deeply sensitive [...]
However, the exact opposite is true of weblogs. At least ones which begin with the letter “T.” So believe everything. Just my opinion. (But it’s a fact.)
It’s true. We are irresolute in war and equivocal in peace. Perhaps we should be called the United States of Ambivalence. HT: Justin Taylor.
A beautiful song. (I’m not too keen on some of the images, but I do like the song itself.)
[Music here.]
Come, Holy Spirit, come;
Let Thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the darkness from our minds,
And open all our eyes.
Cheer our desponding hearts,
Thou heav’nly Paraclete;
Give us to lie with humble hope
At our Redeemer’s feet.
Revive our drooping faith;
Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flames
Of never dying love.
Convince us of our sin;
Then lead to Jesus’ [...]
