That Hideous Strength
This week I have been listening to C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, which may be my second favorite of his books, after Till We Have Faces. It starts off a bit slowly, and its perhaps...
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Christ’s Intercession: Application
Having looked at what Christ’s intercession is in my last post, in this post I want to make 15 applications from it: 1) The love and compassion of Christ for us is real and personal,...
Read moreChristโs Intercession:ย Exposition
I have been reading William Symington and John Owen on the doctrine of Christ’s intercession lately, and I am going to summarize some of my conclusions, first by reflecting on what it is in a...
Read moreSymington on Christโsย Pityย forย Believers
“The pity of Christians for themselves can never equal the pity with which they are regarded by their Saviour: for theirs is the pity of a corrupted nature, his of uncontaminated humanity; theirs the pity...
Read moreAn Infinite Multiplication ofย Happiness
If the Lord in his kindness were ever to grant me the opportunity to pursue doctoral studies in theology, the dissertation I would like to pursue (at least these days) would be something like: “An...
Read moreHow to listen to sermons
Wormwood’s advice in letter 16 of Screwtape Letters is very insightful: “What (God) wants of the layman in church is an attitude which may, indeed, be critical in the sense of rejecting what is false...
Read moreJustification inย theย Psalms
Psalm 118:6-9: The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who...
Read moreA Biblical Theology of the Imagoย Dei
I finished Stephen Dempster’s Dominion and Dynasty today, which is a great little book for understanding the Old Testament as one, continuous story. The greatest thing it helped me to see is that creation in...
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The Brothers Karamazov (4): Faithย andย Doubt
Having finished The Brothers Karamazov, I would say one of the most interesting themes of the book was the struggle between faith and doubt in light of the suffering in the world. In a word,...
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