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Relating to Reformers

Two-Edged False Dichotomy between Word and Sacrament 2008-06-24

A Reformed Liturgical DietExpository Preaching under attack Read my original post A Reformed Liturgical Diet Read Expository Preaching under attack at the Two-Edged Sword blog including the comments. A Two-Edged False DichotomybalancedWestminster Shorter ...

On Preaching Christ 2007-06-17

Kevin Johnson at ReformedCatholicism.com has started a thoughtful discussion on the centrality of preaching in the worship of the ...

The Problem with Plenty 2007-05-08

For the human heart trusts goods at hand but mistrusts those not at hand, as the saying goes: “Having gold makes men bold; being poor makes them sour.”?? But trust in wealth cannot rule in the heart at the same time with faith and love. And this he calls here “to forget the Lord God.” For you do not ...

From the Depths of Woe I Raise to Thee 2007-01-09

This is a fine meditation for those who would understand the gravity of their sin and the magnanimity of their savior.From Psalm 130, written by Martin Luther (1523), melody by Martin Luther (1524).From the depths of woe I raise to thee the voice of lamentation; Lord, turn a gracious ear to me and hear my supplication: if thou iniquities dost mark, our secret sins and ...

Colossians 2:16-19 2006-12-12

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Contemplation with Luther on Psalm 70:4-5 2006-08-18

Psalm 70:4-5 (ESV) 4 May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!” 5 But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!Outwardly Christians stumble and fall from time to time. Only weakness and shame appear on the surface, revealing that ...

Jottings on Calvin’s Notion of Sacramental Union 2006-08-14

My wife and I are working to get a grasp on the sacraments and what the Bible teaches us about them: i.e., what they are, what they do, and why God gives them to us. One thing we have noticed in even a cursory consideration of the topic is that relative to the Protestant Reformation, viz. the Magisterial flavor, there ...

More than a Black Holiday 2006-01-16

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