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Burger King Spirituality

Recently I stumbled across an article that I first read years ago. The piece, by John Ortberg, was entitled “Happy Meal Spirituality;” in it, he notes that the success of the McDonald’s Happy Meal reveals something important about the American … Continue reading

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On Avoiding Scylla and Charybdis

In reflecting on my life as an elder, I’ve decided that there are two kinds of mistakes that I wander into on occasion. Curiously, the two are almost opposites. On one hand, I tend to want to make everyone happy. … Continue reading

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Our Best Things Are Yet to Come

For many years my wife and I have been using J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels in our family worship. We were reading through the section on Matthew 14:1-12 a few days ago and I was particularly struck and … Continue reading

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A Real New Testament Church

Imagine that you are the husband in the following scenario: You, your wife, and your two small children have just moved to a new city. On the first Lord’s Day after you arrive, you set out to worship in a … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned

A couple of years ago, I marked a twenty-fifth anniversary of sorts. It would be inaccurate to say that I “celebrated” it, but I did pause to note its arrival. In August of 1983, while away on vacation, I was … Continue reading

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What? Another Reformed Blog?

Today I’m initiating another blog, fully expecting that my writing here will be infrequent. I hope to blog about some of the things I’ve pondered over on a variety of topics.  Most posts will be related in some way to … Continue reading

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