Manual of Faith and Order

How Do I “Count It All Joy” ?
1 December, 2020
Take cheer, troubled one—the Lord’s work is not done. The same Lord that used the cross for the redemption of the world is at work in your trials for His greater purposes. In this, we can have joy. Like the inhospitable cold corridors of the emergency hallways we entered, so were the years of trials... Continue Reading

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The Escape: God’s Wrath and the Shorter Westminster Catechism
1 December, 2020
The Catechism summarizes for us the high expectations of the holy God and lays those expectations on all. There are none who do not sin. Though some sins are more heinous than others, no sin, no matter how seemingly inconsequential to us, escapes the judgment of God. This brew has a bitter, terrible taste. And... Continue Reading

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A Word for the Weary
1 December, 2020
Think with me about this unique ministry of your Savior, friends. Certainly, while on earth, Jesus tended his lambs; was near to the downcast and brokenhearted; and sought out those of his who were lost. It could easily be said during his humiliation, that Christ sought to sustain the weary with the word of the... Continue Reading

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