God, Grace, and Main Str.
What does Reformed theology look like on Main Street? The doctrine that God saves sinners means something for the pedestrians to the automobilists and all Christians who want to know how to live in the world.
Rev. Dick writes about current topics in the Reformed community, doctrine, and devotionals.
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Twas the night before…the Superbowl
Who’s Going to Win? By Pastor Dick In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (John 16:33b) Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. (Revelation 2:10b) Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)…
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Of Sects, Schools, and Togetherness
Two things, two sects jumped recently out of the Protestant Reformed Churches. The main reason for the jump was a perceived compromise by the PRC of the doctrine of justification by faith alone. Even a cursory examination of the alleged compromise, including the many protests brought to the broader ecclesiastical assemblies and the decisions made by these…
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Sect One and Sect Two
Note: Read this fun story by Dr. Seuss to better understand the article below: https://nfc.cambridgeschool.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/THE-CAT-IN-THE-HAT.pdf Those of us familiar with Dr. Seuss remember Thing One and Thing Two. They were the two funny-looking creatures with greenish hair and in bright red tights the Cat let out of the box in the house of Sally and…
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A Reformed Voter’s Guide
For the contemplation…of three elections.
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“Forgiveness is a Many Splendored (and Complicated) Thing” (3)
The forgiveness of God! A many splendored thing! Forgetting But complications happen. The forgiven hear the simple, straightforward gospel message declaring that we have “redemption through (Christ’s) blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7). And then the forgiven forget. They remember everything else, good or bad that they have. But with regard…
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“Forgiveness: A Many Splendored and Complicated Thing” (2)
To forgive is divine. That is why forgiveness is such a lovely, many splendored thing. Forgiveness comes from nowhere but from above, from him who dwells in a light no one can approach. Whatever is of God is many splendored. But forgiveness is the thing outshining them all. In forgiveness is the releasing of the debt we…
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Still a Creationist…Still a Calvinist
Such was the writing on the top of the graduation cap of a student who graduated yesterday from Calvin University. You have seen those graduation caps with their clever messages, like “Thanks, Mom and Dad,” “Free Palestine,” “Save the Planet,” or $51,934 Later…have you not? The graduates are excited. “No more teachers, no more books. …
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For a Sanctified Memorial Day
by Pastor Dick Memorial Day is a day set aside to honor those who have died serving in the Unites States military. It is a celebration and honor of those we call heroes. It is a remembrance of that for which the heroes died: especially the American cause of liberty and justice for all. I downloaded…
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By Leaps and Wounds…
We say we grow by leaps and bounds. We speak thus of a flourishing time. Maybe of a youth in his teenage puberty. He grows six inches in a summer. By September he’s faster and stronger than sis who used to be able to boss him around. Mom needs to buy new clothes. Dad needs to work more to put more…
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Forgiveness: A Many Splendored (and complicated) Thing…(1)
Forgiveness! How splendid that God forgives us! For in forgiving us God “sends away” the guilt of sin so that it is no more. Guilt goes as a scapegoat, and in our guilty place, far into the wilderness to be seen no more, to die, to be…no more. The glory of God shines brighter than every sun and star…
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Of Resurrection and Spices
Should we bring spices to Jesus tomb too?
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