Folks have a lot of stuff to be upset about on any given day. The world seems to have lost all sense of ethics and morality. The warning that Isaiah gave in 5:20 (AMP); Woe (judgment is coming) to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for … More Friday Feature Quote – “Weeping and Crying” – 08/23/2024
Anne Bradstreet, born in 1612, was the first woman in America to have her poetry published. Her work captures the reality of life in the New World, reflecting on her Puritan faith, family, and the natural world. Isaiah 48:10 I have refined thee; or, I will refine thee. Although I will not cut thee off, … More Friday’s Feature Quote -“Furnace of Affliction” – 08/16/2024
The First Commandment declares we are to worship God (Yahweh/Jehovah, the Holy Triune God of the Bible) alone. The Second Commandment proclaims how we are to worship Him. Paul in Romans 1:18–32 tells us that fallen humanity’s tendency is not toward atheism but rather to idolatry. Having rejected the God who does exist, sinners are prone not … More Devotional Thought – “Images” – 08/15/2024
I have noted in the past that there are couch potato and pew warming Christians. You know the type they show up on Sunday but bear no fruit in their daily lives. The Westminster Shorter Catechism states: Quest. 1. What is the chief end of man? Ans. 1. Man’s chief end is to glorify God,(1) … More Sunday Sermon Series – “GLORY vs. SIN” – 08/11/2024
Lord, however, you deal with me in outward things, whatever you take from me, whatever you deny me—do not deny me Christ! Do not deny me a share in his righteousness! Amen. David Clarkson, “No Hope without Christ’s Righteousness,” in Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans, ed. Robert Elmer (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019), 19. … More Friday Feature Quote – ” Righteous Hope” 08/09/2024
PSALM 127 PSALM 127:1 CONTEXT/STUDY OVERVIEW: This psalm emphasizes humanity’s dependence on God, and each of our Reformation-era exegetes develops this theme in their commentary. However, they emphasize various aspects and implications of this theme, including the vanity that comes when God’s blessing is not valued, God’s blessing of children, and the didactic function of … More Devotional Thoughts – “Builders” – 08/08/2024
ROMANS 5 Romans 5:17 CONTEXT OVERVIEW: Having argued for justification by faith alone, these early modern commentators now turn to explore Paul’s explication of the benefits of being justified by God. First, we have peace with God. Because of what Christ has done, our consciences can be at rest, no longer striving to earn God’s … More Devotional Thought – “Our Nature” – 08/01/2024
Last week I woke up to this article in my daily news feed: Breitbart News: Poll Shows 80% of Americans Fear U.S. Is ‘Spiraling’ Out of Control Post-Assassination Attempt. These folks fear the once seemingly tranquil life America offered, even promised to so many has vanished forever. I offer a simple explanation for America’s apparent death … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Ten Commandments” – 07/28/2024
In today’s society, it is nearly impossible to not know someone in Crisis on any given day. The reasons or subjects of the crisis can be many things. Most folks today equate all suffering as a moment of crisis or calamity. Yet nowhere does the Bible promise an easy-peasy life for true Christians. In fact, … More Devotional Thought – Times of Crisis – 06/27/2024
As you should be aware, men and manhood are under attack in the United States. Today the minority of society are trying to convince us that Gender is up to the individual, not an act of God the Creator of all Life. I am unsure if it is delusion or rebellion but the biological facts … More Devotional Thought – “WAR on MEN” – 06-19-2024
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