by Timothy Shorey | Nov 14, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
Reading: Psalm 18:20-30 (suggested to review 1-19) (No Spurgeon quote) Cardiphonia:* In this third section of Psalm 18, the mood changes again as the sacred hymn-writer expounds the final thought of the previous section: the Lord’s delight in his children. In Psalm...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 11, 2020 | Cultural and Biblical Justice, Grace and Race, The Christian Life
Wielding a Kitchen Extinguisher Back in 1999, our wood stove overheated, igniting our fireplace wall. While we waited for hose-bearing firefighters to arrive, my then 16-year-old son and I stood face to face with the flaming wall; me with a standard-sized extinguisher...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 7, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
(no Spurgeon quote) Cardiphonia* There is a sudden change of mood in this second section of Psalm 18. The tender tone of verses 1-6 gives way to a resounding, even thunderous sound in verses 7-19. When the psalmist cries out to God for his help and deliverance, God...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 6, 2020 | The Christian Life
This past Sunday I delivered a message to my flock before the election with no knowledge of the outcome, to prepare us to respond to the election whatever the outcome. Here were my points, and I stand by them—even as the vote count continues—in the face of all kinds...
by Timothy Shorey | Nov 4, 2020 | Cultural and Biblical Justice, The Christian Life
(about 800 words to help start your post-election life) The Man Who Vanquished the Gladiators It was around 400AD, and the Roman Empire was in decline, though its sinful indulgences continued unabated. Among these were the barbaric gladiator “games” held in various...
