Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Last time we saw how Christmas, or the feast of Christ's nativity, was celebrated from quite early in the Church, both east and west; and we saw...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Christmas is almost upon us, and while probably most Presbyterians, like most Christians, celebrate Christmas without hesitation each year, there are...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
"The urge to save humanity is always a false face for the urge to rule it." H.L. Mencken. This brings us to the final reason health...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Waiting probably doesn't seem like a skill. It would seem that any old Schmoe can sit around until something happens. But that's not what...
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Christ's second coming is going to be a Great Feast (Is. 25). Advent teaches us that waiting is necessary, and the season trains us, then, to...
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This series is a defense of the observance of Advent. Be sure to read Part 1. The series will in many places serve not only as a defense of...
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This past Sunday marked the beginning of the liturgical season of Advent, recognized by the majority of Christian churches in the world. While many...
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“And you shall eat before the LORD your God..." (Deut. 14:23) A few centuries ago, our forefathers and foremothers did a very brave...
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In addition to the necessity of upholding the crucial role of wisdom, as enacted by Christians particularly and ordinary citizens generally we must...
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In the opening chapter of Proverbs, Wisdom summons her hearers: Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public...
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