Sarah and Jonathan Edwards: An “uncommon union”
One of my heroes of the faith, Jonathan Edwards, died suddenly and unexpectedly after taking a smallpox vaccination in 1758. Shortly before his death, he wrote to his daughter Lucy: “Dear Lucy, it seems to me to be the will of God that I must shortly leave you; therefore give my kindest love to my dear wife, and tell her, that the uncommon union, which … Continue reading Sarah and Jonathan Edwards: An “uncommon union”
The so-called “gospel” of Protestant liberalism
In the 1950s, Yale’s H. Richard Niebuhr described the so-called “gospel” of Protestant liberalism poignantly: “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.” Each clause is telling. First, more like Mr. Rogers than the judge of all the earth, the sentimental deity of many Americans is incapable of wrath. Since he … Continue reading The so-called “gospel” of Protestant liberalism
Numbering Our Days
Several years ago, a good friend of mine alerted me to a book he was reading. The book was Denial of Death by Ernest Becker and to say the least, my friend found it engaging. To this day I have not read the book, however, I do like the title. I really believe that most people live in denial of death. Most people are willing … Continue reading Numbering Our Days
Shepherd the Flock 