Cheerfully Celebrate
For Lord’s Day, April 7, 2013 Dear Saints, As we prepare to partake of the Lord’s Supper tomorrow evening, I want to challenge us to check and prepare our disposition with this comment from Geerhardus Vos (father of J.G. whose…
God’s Sovereignty
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Carefully Hallowing God’s Name — Watch the Euphemisms
Dear Saints, This week, I heard a sermon by a fine, nationally known Reformed pastor, in which he said several times something like, “Holy smoke”, and it was a euphemism, not an exultation of prayer or praise. Frankly, after our…
Worship the Sovereign God of All Things
For Lord’s Day, February 17, 2013 Dear Saints, The heat hasn’t worked all week at the manse, so we had someone stop by Friday afternoon to take a look. It’s now fixed, although thankfully God has made the weather warm…
Self-Denial Says and Lives “Jesus is Lord”
For Lord’s Day, February 3, 2013 Dear Saints, I was struck this morning by a comment in a sermon I was listening to by Pastor Jeff Stivason of Grace RPC in Gibsonia, PA. He was preaching on Mark 14:1-11, and…
Apply Providence to Alleviate Anxiety
Dear Saints, The elders and I often find ourselves marveling over God’s providence in how so many things each Lord’s Day work together without our planning it. The Sabbath School lesson (including for the children) and the Psalm devotion in…
The Pitter-Patter of Providence
For Lord’s Day, December 23, 2012 Dear Saints, It’s been raining a lot lately. Or, rather, as B.B. Warfield tells us the Jews would observe and comment on the weather, let me say, “God has sent us a lot of…
Acceptable Sacrifice to God
For Lord’s Day, December 16, 2012 Dear Saints, Last Lord’s Day evening we heard from God through Micah 6:8 (noted by some as the Golden Rule of the Old Testament and the summary of the Ten Commandments). It was a…
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…
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…
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…