May 31st
Sermon text: 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Scripture reading: Psalm 32; 1 John 1
We're...
May 27th
Yesterday, on his 82nd birthday, my uncle Henk Witteveen was taken out of this life to be with the Lord. Death always comes as a shock, even when it's an elderly person who dies; death is an...
May 25th
This past Sunday I preached the concluding sermon in this series on Leviticus, by preaching on the final chapter of the book, which deals with solemn vows made to the Lord. Next Sunday, the Lord...
May 18th
Dave wrote the following comment, and I thank him for it (and its gracious tone, which should also be in greater evidence in my writing), and respond here.
Hi Jim,
I worry that you're...
May 17th
Last night we had the closing "awards night" for the Trek and Journey programs, and I spoke on 2 Timothy 4:8:
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,...
May 13th
Thanks to Susan Boersema for sending this along!
"In the beginning," has more than one meaning
Some would like to have us admit.
Six days to create, carries on as debate -
Just what does...
Here is a fuller response to Dr. Clark's concerns. He wrote:
I understand why people are frustrated, but Jim, your post is an example of the very thing about which I was warning in Recovering...
May 12th
Dr. Clark wrote, in response to my previous post:
I understand that you're upset but I submit that you're upset by the wrong things. You should be upset by those who are jeopardizing the...
May 10th
Sermon text: Leviticus 25:23-38
Scripture reading: Ruth 4
Nearly a decade ago, I had a subscription to a magazine called Modern Reformation . It's a bi-monthly magazine that features many of the biggest names in the world of Reformed and Lutheran...
May 6th
In my last post I mentioned my visit to the Christian bookstore that has the highest ratio of books to community population in the world. As usual, I'm part-way through all of them, and since...