Good words from Graham Nicholson at the Hawthorn Presbyterian Church blog on the danger of reducing response to rules. An excerpt: When the heart is focused on keeping rules as rules and not as a response to God or his grace, it is necessarily focused on one’s self and is blinded to true holiness. Jesus …
Heard a sermon preached on the occasion of the installation of a new Lutheran pastor here in town. One of the points the preacher made was about pastoral leadership. Law will get results quicker than grace, but those results will not be sustainable. I also think those results, unsustainable as they are, undermine Gospel witness. …
Lots of Christians today would have heard readings about the transfiguration of Jesus (probably from Mark’s Gospel). There aren’t too many songs directly about it, but here’s one from Sufjan Stevens. It’s not really for congregational singing, but I think it’s a helpful rendition of the event and its significance. It’s also pretty classic Sufjan. …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 7 Q & A 11 Q What are God’s works of providence? A God’s works of providence are, his most holy,1 wise,2 and powerful3 preserving4 and governing5 all his creatures, and all their actions.6 *1 Psalm 145:17. *2 Psalm 104:24. *3 Hebrews 1:3. *4 Nehemiah 9:6. *5 Ephesians 1:19-22. …
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