Nov 25, 2011

This coming Sunday, November 27, marks the first Sunday in the season of Advent, which marks the beginning of the Christian calendar. It is the four week period that precedes the day set aside to acknowledge Jesus’ incarnation (December 25). In these four weeks, many Protestants historically have used this time to ponder the wonder of what we read in John...

Jan 10, 2011

As the father of ten children who desires to bring up his arrows in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, I believe in family worship. Over the years, we have adopted different reading methods to instill in their hearts a love for Jesus. One of these methods has been the daily dose of Proverbs. Since the Book of Proverbs is composed of 31 chapters, each day we...

Aug 30, 2010

I have too often heard the modern refrain, “No creed but Christ, no law but love.” This relatively simple platitude is viewed by many as a spiritually deep proclamation of their commitment to the historic and profound battle cry of the Reformation, Sola Scriptura. Adherents to this catchphrase are not just those who would align themselves with the emergent...