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Making spaces, 1

Space, the final frontier. Space, the first three dimensions. Space, elbow room for America’s school house rockers. Space is something to fill up. It’s empty, but it needs something in it. The idea of an empty space makes us feel lonely. It’s sort of frightening. Even thinking about the [...]

Covenant memorials – anamnesis and intercession

Everything said here has been said before, and better than I can say it. But for the sake of our varied readership, I thought it might be nice to offer a different perspective on the sacraments, specifically the Lord’s Supper and how it relates to the Intercession of Christ and the intercessory prayers of [...]

Psalm 95

In recent conversations with a friend, the question came up as to whether or not we “ought” to sing the Psalms in our corporate worship services. We considered two questions: 1) Do the Psalms apply to Christians? and 2) How can I honor God with my worship if I’m singing something I [...]

McCain and Palin

I want to begin by saying that, from all appearances, Palin is a solid candidate for political office. As far as her platform goes, at least on the issue of abortion, a Christian couldn’t ask for better. And in this post, I don’t want to even hint at the suggestion that she is [...]

“Home church”… Say what?

There is a prevalent phenomenon around here (and I assume around there, too) called the “Home Church.” To label it as a “movement” would be to suggest it is a new idea. But it is something that has been with us from even before the Radical Reformers (e.g., Anabaptists), with sinful roots that reach [...]