Awestruck by the Sovereign LORD

Here are some helpful videos to help understand the new breed of atheism, i.e. a militant atheism. As always, Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary provides a helpful analysis. Session 1: The New Atheism and the Endgame of Secularism Session 2: The New Atheism and the Assault on Theism Session 3: The New Atheism and the Defense of Theism Session 4: The New Atheism and the Future of Christianity

All creation heaves and groans, Travailing with no repose.  A single desire deeply moans  In these sons' turbid souls. O, come forth, My faithful child, And behold your great reward: My Son, your Brother, mild— A body like His—triumphant and scarred. Joyfully bear the weight of glory whole!  A dangerous delight, in Me, to embrace— Now! The absence of sinful flesh's control For Terror turned to gladness by Holy grace. Oh, what hope of blissful day Upon our tired hearts descend. Stand firm! bruised heels of clay For soon He comes, the skies to rend.

I happened upon the article Top 10 Useless Body Parts . Fairly certain that I would disagree with it, I debated reading it. I read it and was annoyed. Now, I am a huge proponent of science. After all, I have a degree in mathematics, and my thesis was entitled Analysis of Optimal Controls for Single and Multiple Agent Models in Treatments of Leukemia . (In other words, I am not ignorant with regard to science.) Interestingly enough, the word "science" has its roots in "to know" (see here ). Thus, when I got to this part of the article, I was indignant: "When you're sick you may feel that certain body parts are more trouble than they're worth. And in some cases, you'd be right...[A] few biological traces of our prehistoric ancestors still remain with us in the form of freeloading body parts we lug around with us, but have no use for." It seems that ignorance has become knowledge and speculation has become science. Let us look past the evolution i...

a poem by Anne Brönte My God! O let me call Thee mine! Weak wretched sinner though I be, My trembling soul would fain be Thine, My feeble faith still clings to Thee, My feeble faith still clings to Thee. Not only for the past I grieve, The future fills me with dismay; Unless Thou hasten to relieve, I know my heart will fall away, I know my heart will fall away. I cannot say my faith is strong, I dare not hope my love is great; But strength and love to Thee belong, O, do not leave me desolate! O, do not leave me desolate! I know I owe my all to Thee, O, take this heart I cannot give. Do Thou my Strength my Saviour be; And make me to Thy glory live! And make me to Thy glory live!

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Psalm 2:11-12 God has His people. In the Old Testament, He redeemed a people, bringing them out of bondage in Egypt. In doing so, He created a nation. This nation was to have a king. This was not to be a king like other nations, but a king of God’s appointing. The king of Israel is anointed of God. He is God’s representative, His servant. For someone to come against the king was, in essence, to oppose God. The king was not someone with whom to trifle. Israel longed for the Messiah. We sometimes forget that Messiah and Christ are interchangeable, both meaning “Anointed One”. Therefore, when we speak of Jesus Christ, we speak of the King. Jesus is the fulfillment of the longing of Israel for a prop...

An insightful and short commentary on free will and love.  Here Greg Koukl from Stand to Reason probes the statement, "Free will must exist so that love may be genuine."  How does our understanding of free will influence our understanding of God?