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Ungodliness is the greatest and the central sin. It is the cause of all our other troubles. — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (The Plight of Man and the Power of God) Our English versions all seem to tone down the force of the Hebrew idiom in v. 16. NIV: “days to come” NAS: “last days” KJV, [...]

The problem of evil as we face it today on our streets and in our world won’t wait for clever metaphysicians to solve it. — N. T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God The plan is born. Gog looks at unfortified Israel and a thought enters: “Think of the booty I could have if [...]

I preached last Sunday on Ezekiel’s sign-act of the two sticks.  Here’s the message if you’re interested: Two Sticks The main point is this: You’ll only grow as close to God as you are to the person you like the least. Feel free to discuss this message in the comments below. Steve.

The rockets are burning The dreamers are at full swing The heavens have painted Have brushed you with angel wings And you know in your heart That the farsighted see better things — Five Iron Frenzy (“Farsighted” from Electric Boogaloo) Conductors have a multifaceted role. They signal the entrance of instruments—they also close them out. They have [...]

LANCELOT: We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril. GALAHAD:  I don’t think I was. LANCELOT:  Yes you were. You were in terrible peril. GALAHAD:  Look, let me go back in there and face the peril. LANCELOT:  No, it’s too perilous. – Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) In the scene [...]