Posted on October 19, 2009 by The Parson
I want to revisit a quote I made from Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion about the starting place for all theology, worship, doctrine and morals. This is what he said:
“Man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he have previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2009 by The Parson
This is the memorial church at Jamestown. The tower dates back to the late 1600s, but the church behind it was built in 1907 as a tribute to the earlier churches that stood on the site.
The earlier settlers had a brick church by 1620, it appears. That building stood until Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, when [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2009 by The Parson
Deuteronomy 10:17-21 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: (18) He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. (19) Love ye therefore [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Parson
While the Southern Baptist Convention is going on, so is a convention of conservative Anglicans (Episcopalians) down in Bedford, TX. A new, conservative and orthodox church is being formed out of the wreckage of the radically liberal Episcopal Church, and the several groups who have broken away from that denomination over the years. These varying [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2009 by The Parson
My friend over at Stone Gate Farms called me yesterday to let me know the results of a recent Gallup Poll about pro-choice/pro-life trends in the US. It really was hopeful news. For the first time in a long time, there are now more Americans who call themselves pro-life.
You can read the full story here, [...]
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