Archive for January, 2006
Unity & Purity
I’ve noticed, that one of the main difficulties in the church (most specifically in my Classis) is the balance of Unity and Purity. Or more precisely, which deserves priority. Some argue that we must establish purity in order to have unity, others that we must have unity in order to facilitate purity. […]
Read More..>>Encyclical
Many protestants approach Catholicism with the basic assumption that it is not only a different approach to faith, but indeed may be a wholly different religion. Of course, I disagree. The latest reason is the Pope’s newest (and first) encyclical, Deus Caritas Est.
I’ll be the first to admit that sections 41-42 overemphasize […]
Elders & Huis Bezoek
Please enlighten me….
Although I’m not exactly a goal-oriented person, one of my goals this year is to help my elders and deacons embrace the calling of their offices more fully. One of the difficult things about that is the role of elders. Here’s the dilemma: Elders, in the reformed tradition, are responsible for […]
It’s early…
It’s almost 11:30 Saturday night and, wonder of wonders, my sermon is finished for the morning…Amazing, but true. Of course, this has much more to do with the fact that I’ve been careful to snatch “work time” at the oddest of moments between doctors appointments for Sophia and everything else surrounding an infant that […]
Read More..>>Baby’s here
Just in case you don’t follow our baby blog…we’ve had our first child.
Her name is Sophia, she was born on Epiphany (January 6) at 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
Her first 7 days of life included 6 days of blood tests to see if her bilirubin was adequately going down (Jaundice)…incidently, it was. She is […]
Illuminated….
I know many of you (if I can actually suggest that there are “many” reading this blog) have already seen it, but just in case you haven’t, please check out the St. John’s Bible.
I saw a special yesterday about it again…it’s just incredible. This will be the first Bible of it’s sort in centuries. […]
We’re sooo much more important
I hate to sound uncaring, but I’ve found myself - over the past months - considering the valuation of life.
Specifically, I found myself noting that “our” lives are immensely more important than “theirs” are. MSN made this abundantly clear today. With a moving picture it noted the deaths of about a dozen miners […]
There is a time….
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven…”
Ecc. 3:1
The author of Ecclesiastes proclaims a time for everything, first of which, is a time to be born (v. 2). If you are not a parent, perhaps you’ve learned this lesson already: the determination of that time is entirely […]
Entitlement
True story….
Yesterday my wife and I were doing some last minute shopping (hoping to convince our yet-unborn baby that it was time to be born) and it happened. An elderly man, driving one of those little scooters through the grocery store) slammed on his brakes in front of us, causing us to stop, the […]
