On God as His Own Interpreter
It is always easy upon reflection of a talk or sermon to identify something that I wish I had said. In the case of my recent talk on scripture’s authority, though, I really regret not including some comments on William Cowper. Friend of John Newton and a famous depressive, Cowper wrote many excellent hymns. God Moves in a Mysterious Way stands as one of the finest…
On Jeb Hensarling’s Retirement
I try not to write on party politics, but this warrants granting an exception.
Congressman Jeb Hensarling is retiring.
“Today I am announcing that I will not seek reelection to the US Congress in 2018. Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life, I never intended to make it a lifetime commitment, and I have already stayed far longer than I had originally planned…
On the Good News of Scripture’s Authority
I had the honor of speaking at the Michigan Reformation Conference last Saturday on the subject of scripture’s authority, and the audio is now available.
On Joy and Solemnity
I am changing the tagline for my site, which changes its title appearance. I thought that ‘Joyful Curmudgeon’ was a fun tagline, but the number of Reformed/Evangelical blogs and social media accounts with ‘x curmudgeon’ as their title was high….
(Not) On Social Media
I am, for the most part, absent from social media. This is an intentional choice, and has not always been the case for me. For a time I even worked as a director of social media and SEO. But I…
