Pious Delight in the Works of God
For Lord’s Day, November 18, 2012 Dear Saints, As we sing the first part of Psalm 19 for our morning worship this month, I want to share a quote from Calvin’s Institutes that has really blessed me in my day-to-day…
Parenting “Shorter Catechism Boys”
For Lord’s Day, November 11, 2012 Dear Saints, Are you a “Shorter Catechism Boy or Girl”? Are your children? The email I am forwarding you (below, and the source of the pictures in this post) ties nicely in with last…
God’s Mighty Voice Over the Waters
For Lord’s Day, November 4, 2012. Dear Saints, A number of you have asked about how my Mom is doing, which I very much appreciate. I am thankful to report that, other than some rain, she was not effected much by…
Consumed with Zeal for God’s House
For Lord’s day, October 28, 2012: Dear Saints, Tomorrow morning, we will see how Jacob laments the death of Joseph (as far as he knows is the case) by renting his clothes and lamenting in sackcloth in terrible mourning. Yet,…
Peaceful Submission
Dear Saints, I got some disappointing news this week from my previous boss at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (where I also graduated). A major accomplishment we had long labored on together will likely become nullified due to some sad…
Make it a Meaningful Ritual
Dear Saints, We celebrate the Lord’s Supper tomorrow evening. Please prepare your souls with these thoughts from Gordon J. Keddie in his book, The Lord’s Supper is a Celebration of Grace: “There is nothing more miserable in the life of the…
Whole-Hearted, Sold-Out Worship
Dear Saints, In this Wednesday Night’s study on Revelation 2:1-7, in which we saw that Jesus condemns the Church of Ephesus for losing its first love for Him (which ultimately killed their local church), we were challenged to love God…
Turning the World Upside Down by Turning Ourselves Right-side Up
For Lord’s Day, August 19, 2012 Dearly Beloved, Are you upside down or right side up? I was thinking about this question today with the world and myself and the Church related to the following verse: And when they found…
You Serve Whom or What You Fear
(For Lord’s Day, August 26, 2012, weekly church email devotion) Dear Saints, I was listening to some sermons through the Gospel of Mark by Pastor Jeff Stivason this week, and one point particularly impressed me. He said something to the effect of not…
The Corporate, Horizontal Nature of the Lord’s Supper
(For September 2, 2012 weekly email church devotion) Dear Saints, This Lord’s Day, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper after the evening service. In preparation for the Supper, I’d like to encourage us all to reflect on the “horizontal” aspect…