Man's relationship to God in creation was based on works. What Adam failed to achieve, Christ, the second Adam, succeeded in achieving. Ultimately the only way one can be justified is by works. (R.C.Sproul) Works! Works! A man gets to heaven by works? I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand! (George Whitefield) With the wolves you cannot be too severe. With the weak sheep you cannot be too gentle.” (Martin Luther on false teachers)

Friday, May 30, 2008

From-my-notebook, a short..

Guys, you're on your own as to whether you are anxious to share this with your wife. I hope mine doesn't see it. Ladies, you can make it your motto; it likely is - already.
Poor Richard would probably not be over-awed with my literary(!) license.

An idle mind is the devil's work.
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Don't 'take out' a loan, it'll get a lot higher!

An informative (seemingly unbiased) Q & A on the source, pricing, and production of gasoline is here. The info includes the fact that a barrel of oil (petroleum) will produce 19.5 gallons of 87 octane gasoline. There is also information about other products that are derived from crude oil.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Father's Love - ...Problems...and a Case....

It's time to resume posting. I do so with these two videos. The first is a hymn from one of my favorite recording artists. I discovered it at Rebecca Writes. Rebecca is one of the very best bloggers, with many hymn lyrics, and some great articles and pictures. Tim Challies acclaims her as his favorite blogger. He would, being a fellow Canadian!

And, for anyone who has read, and has considered himself/herself to have been positively impacted by The Shack, here is an attractive PDF review of the book - by Tim Challies.

How Deep The Father’s Love – Fernando Ortega

A Few Problems With Arminianism and a Case For Calvinism - Bruce Ware

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Young, Restless, Reformed

Subtitle: A JOURNALIST'S JOURNEY WITH THE NEW CALVINISTS
Buy the book! Read the book! I read it in two sittings.
Buy it at amazon.com. You can also purchase the book, and read the Prologue and the first chapter at Westminster Bookstore.
I couldn't recommend it more highly. I loved it.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Can God Be Trusted?

True to the blog's subtitle, Professor Paul Helm posts this: Analysis 11: The will of Calvin's God - Can God be trusted? It's the eleventh, in his on-going Analysis Series. Deep, but rewarding.

Read the article at HELM'S DEEP - Philosophical Theology

'How very minute a portion of divine wisdom is given to us in the present life’ - Inst. III.2.20

For more mind-stretching articles: HELM'S DEEP Home