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December 10, 2015

Catechism // Questions 15 & 16

Q15 // What was the sin by which our first parents fell from the state in which they were created? A // The sin by which our first parents fell from the state in which they were created, was their eating the fruit that God had forbidden. Genesis 3:6 Q16 // Did all mankind fall […]

December 3, 2015

Catechism // Questions 13 & 14

Q13 // Did our first parents continue in the state in which they were created? A // Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the state in which they were created by sinning against God. Genesis 3.6-8; Genesis 3.13; 2 Corinthians 11.3 Q14 // What is sin? A […]

December 2, 2015

Free to be Slaves

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as […]

November 25, 2015

What I am most thankful for

My heart is glad that you are my father Adopted to you as sons and daughters And your love endures As you said it would, and my heart sings Teach me the sound of your voice With the faith to respond, to love you Teach me to follow you close With the faith you bestow, […]

November 20, 2015

Money answers Everything

Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.| Ecclesiastes 10.19 When you run across certain verses in Ecclesiastes it causes you to pause and ask: did the pundit really just say that? This is part of the reason why I like this book so much. There are so many things […]

November 19, 2015

Catechism // Question 11 &12

Q. 11 // What are God’s works of providence? A // God’s works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preservation and control of all his creatures, and all their actions. Psalms 145:17; Psalms 104:24; Hebrews 1:3; Nehemiah 9:6; Ephesians 1:19-22; Psalms 36:6; Proverbs 16:33; Matthew 10:30 Q. 12 // What special act […]

November 13, 2015

Question your Motives

When I was in high school I got a job doing landscaping. We mowed some large lawns that were built and maintained like a golf course. One of the things I learned how to do is cut lawns in those perfectly crosshatched parallels lines. The secret to this is always looking at where you are […]

November 12, 2015

Catechism // Questions 9 &10

Q // What is the work of creation? A // The work of creation is the making by God of all things from nothing, by his powerful word, in the space of six days, and all very good. Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:6, 9; Hebrews 11:3 Gen 1:31 Q // How did God create man? A […]

November 6, 2015

Catechism // Questions 7 & 8

Q.7  // What are the decrees of God? A  // The decrees of God are his eternal plan, according to the purpose of his will, by which, for his own glory, he has foreordained whatever comes to pass; yet in such a manner as to be in no way the author of sin. Psalm 33.11; […]

November 4, 2015

Cliques and narrow-minded thinking

Just after the 2004 election, I was having a discussion with one of my co-workers in Bellingham. He was obviously upset about the re-election of George W. Bush and could not come to terms with the fact that W had won. The reason for his frustration finally became clear when he blurted out: I have […]

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