Tag Archives: justice

Serving God And Man: A Three-Stage Process

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

Yesterday morning and early afternoon I listened, as is my fashion these days, to the webcast from the Home Office in Cincinnati, and the speaker focused on what the Bible has to say about Moses.  I have written a fair … Continue reading →

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Strange Fire

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

One of the characteristic problems of our age is the way in which such great harm to our society and to the people within it is caused by the desire of many people to view themselves as the victims of … Continue reading →

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Não Há Perdão Sem Consequências

Posted on February 10, 2020 by

Yesterday, we had a guest elder give a sermon on the subject of repentance and its role in salvation.  The aspect of the sermon that resonated most with me, and probably with a great deal of the other people who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The King’s Revenge

Posted on February 9, 2020 by

The King’s Revenge:  Charles II And The Greatest Manhunt In British History, by Don Jordan & Michael Walsh If you touch a king, you had better kill a king.  And if you kill a king, you had better make sure … Continue reading →

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Something Gained And Something Lost

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

What is the obligation that we have to reflect upon the worst as well as the lives of other people?  There is a longstanding cultural tradition, although one that has been considerably eroded as of late, that we should speak … Continue reading →

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We Forgive You, Germany

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

One of the most reviled songs to be released last year was from comedian and not particularly skilled musician Lil’ Dicky, whose abominable charity single “Earth” sought to raise money for woke listeners to try to save the earth.  Included … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Anarchy, State, And Utopia

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

Anarchy, State, And Utopia, by Robert Nozick In many ways this particular book is a fascinating look into the mind of someone who is consciously addressing various contemporary political theories relating to justice and the just state and seeking to … Continue reading →

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Motivation And The End Times

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

This evening’s Bible Study that began the Northwest Weekend from our local congregation’s pastor dealt with the contrast between Peter and Paul in how they thought of the end times as coming soon in earlier writings and then realizing that … Continue reading →

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Love And Hate: A Tension

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

We have previously explored [1] the question of God hating and God praising those who hate what He hates.  And we can find plenty of people who have done a great job of pointing out the nature of God’s love … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Something Needs To Change

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

Something Needs To Change:  A Call To Make Your Life Count In A World Of Urgent Need, by David Platt [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Multnomah/Waterbrook Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] There is … Continue reading →

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