Dear Saints, In preparation for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Service, please meditate on this quote by Charles Hodge: “Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather “giving of thanks” (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, […]
Read More »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 observance of God’s hand in nature which stays in my mind’s eye during our corporate […]
Read More »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 Lord’s Day evening’s sermon, “Disciple Your Children”, based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7. Notice what B.B. Warfield […]
Read More »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 Hurricane Sandy, except for the folks who are driving up from NYC (it’s very busy […]
Read More »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, behind the scenes, we will see Joseph on the next step of his journey toward […]
Read More »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 news that is out of our control. An estate plan that was to endow a […]
Read More »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 church than a cold, dead use of the means of grace … We must grasp […]
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