>This Sunday morning I'm preaching from Joshua 2:1-21. It's the familiar story of the Israelite spies encounter with Rahab. One of the interesting pieces of the story that I won't be dealing with at all on Sunday is Rahab's lie. When the king of Jericho sends men to find the spies, she tells them the … Continue reading >Should Rahab Have Lied?
>Catechism #72-74
>This was a great discussion with the kids, and one in which I had to apologize for not having them baptized as infants.Question #72: Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins?Answer: No, only Jesus Christ's blood and the Holy Spirit cleanse us from all sins ( Matt. 3:11; 1 Pet. 3:21; 1 … Continue reading >Catechism #72-74
Song of the Week
I watched the Grammy's last night just to see this. It wasn't disappointing! Mumford and Sons, Bob Dylan, and Avett Brothers
Purgatory and Evangelicals
For the past two weeks we have discussed the doctrine of purgatory in the Poiema ACG (Adult Community Group) at ECC. We worked hard to understand the doctrine of purgatory as articulated by the Roman Catholic church before we entered into critique. It was a very valuable exercise, for me especially. In the end, I … Continue reading Purgatory and Evangelicals
>Two Provocative Posts from DG Hart
>I frequent DG Hart's blog because he really makes me think. Often my gut reactions and preconceived notions of the way things should be are dismantled or at least challenged.Today, he posted about an impending suit brought by seven higher education groups. An Appeals Court has recently sided with Badger Catholics in their complaint against … Continue reading >Two Provocative Posts from DG Hart
God Entranced 