A hymn based on Ecclesiastes Sung to the tune of Wayfaring Stranger Verse 1 Beneath the sun my soul is sighing: how brief a vapor is my life! My gain is gone, my days are dying. I chase the wind and stir up strife. Why is my life, O God, not fruitful? Will nothing...
We are dedicating this whole episode to the law and the gospel and their relationship. This is connected to the broader brand and name and our emphasis on the Marrow, and getting into the Marrow controversy. Where do we start with that, and why is it important to...
What came first, the chicken or the egg? We’ve been considering this classic conundrum since the Greek philosopher Plutarch first posed the question.[1] Plutarch responds that they are both first, which is almost as convenient of an answer as Aristotle’s, which is...
A Theological Distinction to Engage God’s World Theologians of old often give us categories and distinctions that equip us to apply Scriptural truths in a more consistent and balanced manner. Calvin’s twofold knowledge of God as Creator and as Redeemer forms the...
In John Bunyan’s classic tale, The Pilgrim’s Progress the main character is a man named Christian and he meets many people along his journey. One of the men he meets is a man named Faithful. Faithful recounts to Christian something that happened to him when he found...
We’ve all seen someone who has never done something before do it very well the first time they try. It’s called beginner’s luck, which can be defined as “unexpected success experienced by a person who is just starting a particular activity.” But inevitably, after...
How to Read the Bible Without Feeling Like a Fraud The Psalms have been described as the songbook of God’s people – so why do we so often feel like we can only sing them with our fingers crossed? The “blessed man” of Psalm 1 is constantly captivated by the law of the...
Martyred in A.D. 203
Are you incorporating the law and the gospel in your family life? We are dedicating this whole episode to the law and the gospel and their relationship. This is connected to the broader brand and name and our emphasis on the Marrow, and getting into the Marrow...
The Threefold Division of God's Law Christians often find it difficult to understand the place of God’s law in the New Covenant. Without making proper distinctions of the various kinds of laws found in Scripture, many Christians have struggled to find answers to the...