John Calvin on Truth

Friends, Terribly disconcerting quote this is: If we believe that the Spirit of God is the only fountain of truth, we shall neither reject nor despise the truth itself, wherever it shall appear, unless we wish to insult the Spirit of God…All truth is from God, and consequently if wicked men have said anything that…

Reflections on Envy

Friends, I have written a post at my other blog A Pastor’s Prayer Journey on the subject of Silence and Envy. These are reflections on the recent death of an acquaintence of mine. If you are interested, here’s the link: It’s My Silence You Detest: Reflections on Envy. Thanks, jerry

The Supremacy of the Riches of Christ, Colossians 1:24-2:5

Friends, I am currently preaching through the Epistle to the Colossians. The series of sermons is called The Supremacy of Christ. Here is the third in the series. I may well post the other two, but they are rather long so I’m trying to decide if I want to scale them back first. (The first…

A Reminder

Friends, A reminder for you: New American Standard Version: Colossians 1:24-2:5: 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions. 25Of this church I was made a minister according…

A Few Stories to Tide You Over for a While

Friends, Here are some stories and brief commentary that might hold your interest for a minute or two. First, at the height of today’s absurdity: Earth Hour At 8 p.m. local time today, some of the world’s most iconic landmarks will disappear from city skylines as millions of people all across the globe take part…

Photo Page Updated

Friends, I updated my Photo page tonight with photos from a recent day off that my wife and I spent in beautiful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among the attractions we visited: Station Square, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden, Heinz Field, and the ever spectacular Fort Pitt Tunnel–THE best way to enter any city in the world! Access…

‘For Noah’

Friends, I recently had a couple of days off from my work, so my wife and I packed up the van, dropped off the kids, and went to Pittsburgh for a day. We stopped at Station Square where I snapped this photo on my Blackberry Pearl. I have titled it: For Noah. Enjoy! jerry

It’s a Good Thing Obama is not Really a Preacher

Friends, Well, Obama is at it again. According to The Christian Post, Obama has commented on the salvation of his mother: While answering a question about his Christian faith, Obama said he believes that Jesus Christ died for his sins and through God’s grace and mercy he could have “everlasting life,” according to the Los…

Christians and Politics

Friends, Should Christians be involved in politics? Well, I suppose that depends on what one means by ‘be involved’. We are necessarily involved in politics if we vote in any election. So, at least at this barest minimum, yes: we should be involved in politics. Here’s part of a conversation concerning this issue: Dr. Frank…

More Mindless Ranting About Harry Potter but Not From Me

Friends, I am a huge fan of books, and anyone who has spent any time here at all knows this to be true. So I have a tendency to get rather worked up when I read about people who are in favor of, for lack of a better term, censorship in reading. I should also…

Hitting the Big Time. *Sniff* “I’d Like to Thank…” *Sniff*

Friends, I just want you to know that I have arrived! After 13 months of blogging here at wordpress my moment is finally here: I have been linked at Wikipedia! That’s right, Wikipedia! I wrote this post about an Iranian film that is a sort of ‘response’ to Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ…

Barak Obama’s Speech: ‘Stop Telling the Truth about My Associates’

**Warning: Political rant ahead. You have been warned.**  Friends, Many of you have no doubt seen the recent tirade by the preacher at Barak Obama’s home ‘church.’ I won’t replay it here. You can see it here. Anyhow, Mr Obama has been answering a lot of really tough questions about this ‘sermon’ that Mr Jeremiah Wright…

The Need for the Local Church

Friends, In my judgment, this is one of the most important blog posts I have read in recent days (aside from my own, of course 🙂 ). It is posted at Slice of Laodicea here. This is precisely the point I have been making in several posts of my own, and in the course of…

Easter Checklist & Church Marketing

Friends, I wish I hadn’t come across this article at Christian Post because it really, really ruined my afternoon: Easter Checklist: 18 Factors For a Successful Church Outreach. Here’s how it all begins: Easter Sunday is less than a week away and most churches have already laid out their strategies on how to reach the…

Tiger Woods Wins Again!

Friends, I know this blog is about the Scripture, mostly, but I have to take just a minute of time, a mere byte or two of space to acknowledge that Tiger Woodsis a freak. That thing he did yesterday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational was…wow, I simply do not have words for it. Congratulations…