The music is almost all solemn, majestic, and as I said, cavernous. Not at all out of place in a cathedral or a concert hall.
Drowning in Grace
And then I hit my breaking point. The next time Crockett said to me, “No! You’re a bad person!” I just kissed his head and said, “And that’s why we need grace, Crockett.”
Is the Gospel Enough for the White Church & the Uncle Toms?
Jesus does not save you just to leave you where you are. Jesus saves you, gives you a new heart, works in your life, comforts and empowers you, and enables you to love your neighbor.
My Parents' Bed
I remember singing my mother to sleep as she lay in that bed exhausted from chemotherapy.
Us & Them
May this be our constant motivation to see the "them" in a way our Savior God would have us see them. Loved. Deeply.
Scholasticism and Justification
So my question in the midst of talk about Reformed Scholasticism is thus: are we justified by precision alone?
Book Review: Hands of Faith
Pertinent to Lutherans and Reformed communities, Cooper helpfully navigates the over extended law-gospel schema regularly depicted in its reductionist form.
A Plea for Seriousness
It is something of a banality to say one has a love-hate relationship with Twitter, but I do.
what fragmentary rubbidge this world is
This is the last piece you'll have to read from me about my love life, or lack thereof.
Free Beer for a Funeral
But every time I see or drink a Lost Gold IPA, I laugh a little. I tear up a little. And I remember those two days.
Music Review: Lo Tom by Lo Tom
The more I listen, the more I want to listen. And, currently, that is a musical oddity for me, which is why I cannot say enough about why everyone should buy this album and rock it endlessly.
Lawfulness in Luther's Catechism
There are many areas in which Reformed believers can learn from Luther and the passive/active two kinds of righteousness presented by Cooper.
Luther and Union with Christ
erhaps, the biggest resonance of Luther's union with Christ language is how to changes our reflection on Christian obedience versus the "civic righteousness" of the non-believer.
Geneva Catechism Giveaway
Enter to win a paperback copy of John Calvin's Geneva Catechism
New Creation Is Not Left Without A Purpose
His grace has crafted something new, something better, something good. And that something is you, in Jesus. And this new creation is not left without a purpose
Not What We Once Were
There is a very real shift in our identity, a shift in who we are as people when God saves us through Christ. We are not what we once were. We are not who we once were. And that means something for our lives.
A Diamond in the Rough
I hadn’t even stepped foot on the plowed diamond field, yet I knew no shimmering gem awaited my hand.
Music Review: Big Bad Luv
I had no expectations going into it but wound up feeling like I will be listening to this record for the rest of my life.
Music Review: The Nashville Sound
Isbell gives a liturgy to the tired, the frustrated, the pain and the sorrows of our days, because he knows that hope always comes from the ashes, from the hard places, and from the seasons of despair.
All the Barth Questions
As such, I can't truly answer all the Barth related questions that many individuals have when they hear his name.