February 2016 – For His Renown
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So I’ve really enjoyed following Mark Appel’s comeback. As I clicked around I got to the Philadelphia Phillies twitter account, which has gone full rainbow, apparently in celebration of Pride month. Here’s the email I sent to them asking that they leave politics and sexual immorality out of sports. This applies to all sports. We … Continue reading "Can We Leave Sexual Immorality and Pride in It Out of Sports, Please?"| For His Renown
As detailed in the previous post, we at Kenwood made a fresh English translation of the Nicene Creed for use in worship in 2018. We recited the Apostles’ Creed in 2019 and 2020, and we decided to return to the Nicene for 2021. When we did our translation, we initially decided not to include the … Continue reading "Nicene Creed with Filioque"| For His Renown
The Nicene Creed (Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan) We believe in one God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten son of God: the one begotten from the Father before all the ages, light of light, true God of true God, begotten not … Continue reading "A Fresh Translation of the Nicene Creed"| For His Renown
The early Christians met on the first day of the week for the breaking of bread and instruction in the Scriptures (Acts 20:7; cf. Justin Martyr 1 Apol. 67). This breaking of bread was in obedience to the instruction of the Lord Jesus, who told his disciples to do so in remembrance of him. Celebrating … Continue reading "The Lord’s Supper"| For His Renown
J. K. Rowling tells the truth in her fiction. Her twitter feed is another matter. Perhaps the limitations of the genre don’t allow her to communicate the nuance, sensitivity, and charity that characterize her fiction. Whatever the case, there’s a chasm between what she writes in her novels and what she tweets. In her fiction, … Continue reading "J. K. Rowling Tells the Truth . . . In Her Fiction"| For His Renown
The Nicene Creed is pretty easy to read for anyone who has had a bit of Greek. Why not try to read it? Here you go: Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα ΘΕΟΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΑ παντοκράτορα, ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς, ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων. Καὶ εἰς ἕνα κύριον ἸΗΣΟΥΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ, τὸν ἐκ … Continue reading "The Nicene Creed: A N...| For His Renown
This morning I received an email from Airbnb on their new Church Covenant, er, “community commitment.” As I have settled convictions against their statement of faith and cannot live by their church covenant, I am happy to resign my membership in their church. I do so with the following open letter: Dear Airbnb, Your new … Continue reading "An Open Letter to Airbnb on Their Bias and Discrimination"| For His Renown
The title of this post says what you need to know about this play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, bearing the ascription, “based on an original new story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne; a new play by Jack Thorne.” Here are my complaints, as they come to me: The characters are … Continue reading "It’s Not a J. K. Rowling Novel"| For His Renown
Susie Meister has explained how studying religion made her a liberal, with the result that she left the right, stopped voting Republican, and started voting Democrat. I want to provide an accurate summary of her concerns and try to provide the kind of things I would say in response if I knew her: if I … Continue reading "Will Following Jesus Make You Liberal?"| For His Renown
I have friends I respect whose kids have played (and some who do play) travel ball, and I mean no offense to them by this post. Nor am I categorically condemning their decisions and choices. I am o…| For His Renown
That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea| For His Renown
Have you noticed the double brackets in the ESV that surround John 7:53–8:11? Those double brackets mean that the ESV’s translation committee does not consider this passage to be original to …| For His Renown
