Posted in some thoughts on Mar 28th, 2009
From today’s reading in Calvin’s Institutes, on the seventh commandment (“Thou shalt not commit adultery”): Finally, let us consider who the Lawgiver is who here condemns fornication. It is he who, since he ought to possess us completely in his own right, requires integrity of soul, spirit, and body. Therefore, while he forbids us to [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 28th, 2009
Comments on three passages from today’s reading: All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. (Proverbs 15:15, ESV [show] [15]All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.) One of the most profound things I’ve read in a [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 27th, 2009
And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 26th, 2009
I admit I’m rather looking forward to the day when Ethan asks me, “Dad, are dragons for real?” I cannot imagine anyone being so cruel as to say, “No, son. There are no dragons in the world.” That is, unless one immediately follows in a hushed voice with, “…at least not anymore.” Can’t you just [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 24th, 2009
From this morning’s reading: And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 21st, 2009
Ethan sleeps like this, with arms raised, almost every night and naptime. Go ahead…enter your caption in the comments!
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 21st, 2009
From this morning’s reading: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 18th, 2009
A couple thoughts on Sabbath and shalom. I don’t remember where it was that I read it recently, but apparently there’s a lot more to the meaning of the Hebrew Shalom than I’d thought. Much more than mere “peace,” apparently shalom’s deeper meaning connotes the order and peace of God moving in on and overpowering [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Mar 16th, 2009
Last night Pastor Greg preached a wonderful and convicting message from Colossians 3:18-21 [show] [18]Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. [19]Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. [20]Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. [21]Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they [...]
Posted in code(ish) on Mar 14th, 2009
After getting tired of searching through my email for my WTS Bookstore blogpartner id every time I link to a book on their site, I decided to make a bookmarklet to make the process a bit easier. (A bookmarklet is like a mini javascript application that can be built in to a web browser bookmark.) [...]
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