The Toddler’s Catechism

A handful of folks have suggested that we ought to post a list of the catechetical questions we have improvised for Deacon’s initial theological exercises. Finally, we’re complying with this request. And we do so gladly. We also hope that folks might have some suggestions as to how better to order the [...]

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Don’t take this too seriously

I’ve always been obsessed, I think, with having a niche, having an audience—a captive audience. I make myself think that it doesn’t matter if I’m world famous, as long as a particular group of people think I’m pretty darn special. But then, of course, that particular group of people becomes too small, too [...]

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In the Spirit on the Lord’s Day

This morning I preached for the second time this month at Arsenal Hill Presbyterian Church here in Columbia. The church was actually a plant in late mid-nineteenth century out of First Pres, and was for some time called Second Presbyterian. (Sometime later this week, I believe my sermon will be up on their [...]

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Hymns for twentysomethings (?) (!)

Here is an interesting interview with Matthew Smith, one of the guys who’s spearheaded Indelible Grace over the years. IG began as the Belmont University RUF band, and they’ve re-written the music to dozens and dozens of hymns. Matthew Smith discusses the reasons he sees behind the surprising response IG has had among [...]

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It’s Sunday afternoon…

What a wonderful time. Our house is really quiet right now, Deacon is sleeping and I can hear his piano music lightly playing in the background (thankfully he doesn’t sleep to Dolly Parton anymore), the windchimes are playing a beautiful E chord outside on our front porch and the lovely sound is making its [...]

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I can read!

If for some reason you want to hear me read a portion of Acts 14 in the first service I helped lead at First Presbyterian Church, you can click here.

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