Application of Theology Letters For Life January 17, 2012 I’d like to begin a new series. The topic: Paradigms and Parchments- The Apostolic Example of Problem Solving When we’re facing a difficult issue, asking ourselves how to best handle or
Bungee Cord Proof David Wells is a Prophet January 16, 2012 Many of you may have heard of the lady whose bungee cord snapped [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/09/tourist-survives-plunge-into-crocodile-infested-waters-after-bungee-cord-snaps/#ixzz1jNQIyjDG]
On Procrastination... January 14, 2012 I was going to respond to that "Jesus vs. Religion" video that is all over the social networks right now. I guess I don't need to now. Two thousand
Christopher Hitchens Ponderings January 13, 2012 _Read recently of a godly minister long deceased that, _ though he ministered to multitudes, "avoided sensationalism." Some leading ministers in our day would do well to have such a goal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ _Witnessed
a capella Earth Harp or Heaven Harp? January 12, 2012 Sound Medicine, a public radio program produced by Indiana School of Medicine, recently featured a short piece on the Earth Harp, the world’s largest stringed instrument. This musical instrument is used in
Tearful Sowing January 11, 2012 We rejoiced this Lord's Day as a young unmarried couple professed their faith to the elders, joined the church, and communed with us for the first time. They would not mind
Double Underoos and Perceived Obedience January 09, 2012 Last night as I was getting my four year old son ready for bed we had an interesting exchange of words: Me: "Why do you have two pairs of underwear on?"
David Murray Ad Adieu January 06, 2012 For those of you who have been following Gentle Reformation for a while, you have probably noticed our new look. It has taken some doing, and I want to thank Austin Brown especially
A Cornucopia of Blissful Audio (Well, Almost) January 06, 2012 It’s been a good week of listening. I stumbled across a website housing a vast assortment of lectures. Needless to say, my MP3 player is still burping. Out of the ten or
1 Timothy 2:1-2 Serving God's Servants January 05, 2012 Yesterday, I recounted the prayer service [../2012/01/04/statehouse-prayer/]at the Indiana Statehouse. I suggested that, humanly speaking, it was such a success because Matt Barnes has worked to serve God
Your "January Book" May Change (or Define) Your Life January 05, 2012 What’s your “January book”? Do you have one? When I began seminary a number of years ago, my pastor told me that he reads Preaching and Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones every
Statehouse Prayer January 04, 2012 [caption id="attachment_3201" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senator Dennis Kruse Leads in Prayer"] [http://gentlereformation.allegrodynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kruse-
Iowa Caucus This House Sold on Goldwater January 03, 2012 Iowa caucuses today. Some people who have invested their lives in certain campaigns over the last few months will have their hopes crushed. Maybe really crushed. The same thing happened in 1964 in
blackwood Rock Solid Resurrection Theology January 03, 2012 We stood in the cemetery. My then-five-year-old daughter listened as I explained the resurrection - its reality and its glory. “But, Dad,” she interrupted, “how are they going to make sure
singing Improving Congregational Singing January 02, 2012 According to the forty-seventh Psalm, we are to sing the praise of the Lord "with skillfulness." I will leave the musical instruction side of that commandment, with its pitches, note
children Children Need Grace December 29, 2011 My great-great-great grandfather died in 1855. He fathered ten children. By God's grace, his children walked with God. Twenty-four years after his death, one of his eldest sons
D.A. Carson lectures Either Hot or Cold? December 29, 2011 Revelation 3:14-16 reads, "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's
Calvinism Totaled Image Bearers December 29, 2011 With this entry, I'll begin a series of meditations upon the meaning and application of essential Calvinistic beliefs. I hope these thoughts will encourage all who read and be a particular
The Empty Chair December 27, 2011 In my study at the church I have a hexagonal table with four covered chairs on rollers around it. The table and chairs have been "redeemed." They used to function as
Psalms The Psalter: Smartphone of the Soul December 23, 2011 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_baer/6054363602/sizes/s/in/photostream/] Smartphones order our lives helpfully, or at least they can. In one tiny device, we carry a phone, a camera, an
Casting Crowns - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day December 20, 2011 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7670CXvPX0] The following song is an adaptation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells." Wikipedia tells us something of its origin. "
The Gospel's Black Backdrop December 20, 2011 Would we have had the beautiful description of Christ's true deity in the Nicene Creed and Athanasius' _On the Incarnation _if it was not for Arianism? Would Augustine have spoken
(Untitled) December 20, 2011 Gentle Reformation is a cooperative effort by friends in the R&P faith (Reformed and Presbyterian) to speak the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in its many applications through the media
Christ Priceless words about the Psalms December 16, 2011 An interlude in the blog series on Calvinism - here are wonderful, heart-felt and heart filling words regarding our Savior's relationship to the Psalms - “Here the language of the Bible comes
What Is "Need Love," And Do I Have It? December 15, 2011 [caption id="attachment_2999" align="alignright" width="232" caption="Click on the picture to access CCEF Now in PDF format."] [http://www.ccef.org/sites/
