Joseph Bottom has been Listening to the Lectionary…

Here is an essay by the above mentioned Joseph Bottom at First Things. Warning, it is deep and political and not a simple read. Truly about First Things as an American.

We come across these hard sayings like, “I’ve not come to bring peace but division (Luke 12:51)” or the refrain “the first will . . . → Read More: Joseph Bottom has been Listening to the Lectionary…

Warning – This Man Has No Ecclesiology

Here is a fun site to check in on every once in a while. Three women with a bunch of kids. Our three are put to shame. The particular post is trying to think about where church ends and politics begins. That is where the title of this post comes from. . . . → Read More: Warning – This Man Has No Ecclesiology

Burden of Leaders – Laws of the Left Hand Kingdom/The Kingdom of the Law

Text: Deuteronomy 16:18-20, Deuteronomy 17:14-20

One of the great confusions of the day is that between the Kingdom of Grace and the Kingdom of the Law. God is in control of both of them. That is the biblical witness, but He chooses to operate differently in each. In the Kingdom of Grace God . . . → Read More: Burden of Leaders – Laws of the Left Hand Kingdom/The Kingdom of the Law

Sermon – Memorial Day – Two Kingdoms

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This is a sermon that I am probably too proud of. I have the feeling that is was a pastor’s sermon – that I was communicating with myself, but not too many others. But even with that, I still like it and here is why – it offers something for the head, . . . → Read More: Sermon – Memorial Day – Two Kingdoms