Shooting Over the Horizon

Christianity

  • Trinity – Part II

    Part II, summarizing Michael Reeves clips on the Trinity includes messages 4 through 6: “Trinity Shapes Our Prayer Life” “Trinity and Our Evangelism” “Trinity and Christian Assurance” #4 Trinity Shapes Our Prayer Life n. Abba.  Aramaic.  “Daddy,” “dear Father,” “papa”;… Continue reading

  • Trinity – Part III

    Part III, summarizing Michael Reeves clips on the Trinity includes messages 7 through 9: “Discovering Trinity in My Life” “Trinity and Christian Unity” “Uncovering the Trinity in John 17”   #7  Discovering Trinity in My Life   John 17 is a… Continue reading

  • O Happy Day of Reformation

    496 years ago today on 10-31-17 (1517, that is), a young monk wrestled with the book of Romans, and got pinned down by Romans 1:17, “The just shall live by faith.”  After much anguish and study he carefully outlined 95… Continue reading

  • Come, Ye Sinners

    What a blessed day of worship today! ”I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord’ (Psalm 122:1).   Come, Ye Sinners Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick… Continue reading

  • Grace and Glory

    I have a dear aunt who may well not see the end of the year.  Of course, her days, like ours, are on the Lord’s timetable, not our own (or the doctor’s), but my heart grieves already for the loss… Continue reading

  • Now is the Favorable Time

    The Coming of the Kingdom (Luke 17:22-37) 22 And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 And they… Continue reading

  • How to Become a Theologian in Just 15 Minutes a Day

    “Since wisdom is found in the Word of God, we must apply ourselves in study and meditation to know the Word and do it. ‘The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is… Continue reading

  • Christian Resistance, Part II

    As mentioned in my previous post, Christian Resistance, part I, I am finding my heart these days for Christian resistance to be more about what is happening inside the walls of American churches than outside them.  However, I still agree… Continue reading

  • Christian Resistance, Part I

    Doug Wilson wrote a mid-summer post , giving tactical advice for the Christian resistance.  It’s pretty good stuff, much of it unexpectedly calls the church back to its distinctiveness; some concerns itself with our handling of current issues that touch the… Continue reading

  • Remember… As Though in Prison with Them

    As best as we can figure it my husband was about 4 or 5 years old when his family went to listen to a Jewish Christian pastor who had recently been released from prison.  He had been arrested for refusing… Continue reading