Tim Challies posted this beautiful prayer on his website yesterday:Great God,in public and private, in sanctuary and home,may my life be steeped in prayer,filled with the spirit of grace and supplication,each prayer perfumed with the incense of atoning blood.Help me, defend me, until from praying groundI pass to the realm of unceasing praise.Urged by my … Continue reading A Puritan Prayer
God and Human Language
I've altered my reading list dramatically for the summer, partly due to my shifting role at the church and some classes I hope to be teaching in the fall. One of the books I've picked up is The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God by John Frame. Philosophy and Epistemology aren't strong areas for me, … Continue reading God and Human Language
Song of the Week
Ignore the gnostic lyrics and enjoy the song. The Distance - Live
Family Worship, recap
This past week we began in earnest our summer long project of making sure our kids have a firm understanding of the Biblical storyline - not just individual stories of the Bible. We started, of course, in the beginning with Creation. We are trying to make the learning multifaceted, including the reading of Scripture together, … Continue reading Family Worship, recap
Osteen’s Alternative Gospel
Yesterday I finished up chapter 3 of Horton's book Christless Christianity. The chapter, "Smooth talking and Christless Christianity", is a detailed expose/refutation of Joel Osteen's theology - if you can really call it that. It wasn't what I expected when I picked up the book, but it was a good reminder of how unbiblical, pervasive, … Continue reading Osteen’s Alternative Gospel
God Entranced 