Thomas Watson on Adultery

That I may deter you from adultery, let me show you the great evil of it.
(1) It is a thievish sin. It is the highest sort of theft. The adulterer steals from his neighbour that which is more than his goods and estate; he steals away his wife from him, who is flesh of his [...]

Wage War on Sin!

Stop murmuring about your sin, and make war on it!

A few years ago, John Piper wrote some strategies for fighting sin in our minds. He summed up the strategies with the acronym ANTHEM.
A – Avoid temptation as much as is reasonably possible.
N – Say NO to every lustful thought within five seconds.
T – Turn your [...]

Christian Hedonism vs. Narcissism

There is a big ‘to do’ swirling around Thomas Schreiner’s forthcoming book New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Schreiner makes the point that the most basic theme of the New Testament is, “God magnifying himself through Jesus Christ by means of the Holy Spirit.”
Ben Witherington weighed in on the matter by leveling the [...]

Weltanschauung Rap

Here is Dr. Jim Orrick (professor of literature and culture at Boyce College) exercising his musical talents once again. If the name sounds familiar to you Dr. Orrick is the man responsible for the Baptist Catechism set to music that you can find on this blog.
Someone just needs to let Dr. Orrick know that [...]

You Should Remember Your Sins

William Mason: Editor of the Gospel Magazine
It is fitting that you should remember your sins—to humble you, and to cause you to remember the love of Jesus—who bore them, suffered for them, and has taken them all away!
The eternal Son of the eternal Father became an infant, and died as an accursed malefactor bearing [...]

Repent and Believe

Paul Washer @ Heart Cry Missionary Society

Dust Off Your Letter-Jackets…

… it will put you in the mood to understand my blog.

Veterans Day 2007

My wife and I were talking earlier tonight about this years Veterans Day holiday to be celebrated on Sunday, November 11, 2007. During the conversation the old cliche, “All gave some, and some gave all” cropped up. This phrase rang all the more true since the return from my deployment to Ramadi, Iraq. [...]

At The Exact Right Time

Any Joe can take a picture, and our hard drives are loaded to prove it. The perfect pic at the exact right time is a little harder to come by.
Enjoy 25 samples of the fortunate few.
Update:  Sorry for the broke link gang.  Try it now.

Win Some Stuff

Once again, Tim Challies is giving away more goodies. This time the prizes come to us in audio format. The first prize winner will take home the audio treats of:

Jonathon Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Martin Luther’s “Here I Stand”
John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrims Progress”
The Holy Bible (ESV translation)

All of these [...]