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Archive for September 2nd, 2010

A little Levity: Church Bulletin Bloopers

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

The following actually appeared in church bulletins, or were announced in church services . . . The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. The sermon this morning: “Jesus Walks on the Water.” The sermon tonight: “Searching for Jesus.” Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come ...

Matthew Hale’s Day Plan

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

Gilbert Burnet, The Life & Death of Sir Matthew Hale, Kt., Lord Chief Justice of England (1682, 1805), pp. 20-21: He took a strict account of his time, of which the reader will best judge, by the scheme he drew for a diary which I shall insert copied from the original, but I am not ...

The Real War in Afghanistan

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

There is indeed a war going on in Afghanistan. In fact, there are two. One is being fought with bullets, bombs, and boots on the ground. The other war (the one with more lasting importance) is being fought in an entirely different theater. In this other war, the real enemy of the Afghan people is ...

The Covenant of Grace in Puritan Thought

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

For many years, the magnum opus of Dr. John Von Rohr — former dean of the Pacific School of Religion and Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and History of Christianity, president of the American Society of Church History, and an ordained Congregationalist minister, has been out of print and hard to find. Now, however, The ...

Family Driven Faith Translations

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

I’ve received a number of emails and calls about translating Family Driven Faith (and What He Must Be) into different languages. Let me remind you that I DO NOT TRANSLATE MY BOOKS. That is a complicated process that takes more time, talent and resources than I have at my disposal. Here’s how it happens: A ...

Cased in Adamant

09.02.2010 · Posted in Theology Online

William Wordsworth, The Ecclesiastical Sonnets 3.7: Persecution of the Scottish Covenanters When Alpine Vales threw forth a suppliant cry,The Majesty of England interposedAnd the sword stopped; the bleeding wounds were closed;And Faith preserved her ancient purity.How little boots that precedent of good,Scorned or forgotten, Thou canst testify,For England’s shame, O Sister Realm! from wood,Mountain, and ...