A Keeper

When I was a toddler, my mother took me shopping. As we were wheeling around the store, I reached out and grabbed a stuffed rabbit. I clung tightly to it, in my little mind it was a keeper, and I wasn’t letting it go. My mother couldn’t pry it out...

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The 3rd Commandment and a Boar’s Head

Quick, you are alone on a hill, armed with nothing but a copy of Aristotle, and a giant boar is charging at you. What do you do? While you are strategizing, recall our discussion on Sunday of the 3rd Commandment. We looked at the seriousness of God’s revealed Name and...

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Misery, Deliverance, and Gratitude

In 1563, saints in Heidelberg, Germany put together a summary of their beliefs to teach their children. This came to be known as the Heidelberg Catechism. It is divided into three sections: misery, deliverance, and gratitude. It was instructive for me this week to look at how this wonderful teaching...

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God Came Down

Tara and I recently returned from an overseas trip. When we left on October 24th, the stores were filled with Halloween candy and decorations. We returned just before Veterans Day, and as we picked up our luggage from the carousel, we were shocked to see the Spokane Airport decked out...

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