Musings (5/20/22)

Speaking of the Escondido URC, pastor Chris Gordon’s New Reformation Catechism on Human Sexuality is now out and available from Reformation Heritage Books. You can check out the forward by Rosaria Butterfield here: "Forward" to the New Reformation Catechism
By the way, if you ever want to visit Escondido via roadtrip, there is a pretty decent soundtrack: The Road to Escondido
Gaffin on why the Book of Acts focuses on Peter and Paul: Peter and Paul in the Book of Acts
Nancy Guthrie gives us four good reasons to read the Book of Revelation: Four Reasons Why We Should Read and Study the Book of Revelation
About the only thing many of us know about the Crimean War is the infamous “charge of the Light Brigade” and/or the story of Florence Nightingale. But one historian makes a compelling case that Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine is, in many ways, a Crimean War redux. Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War
I’ve long been confounded by Jonathan Edward’s discussion of faith in its relationship to love (affections). I'm not alone. Gary Steward addresses Edward’s quirky view in a series of helpful posts at Credo Magazine

Jonathan Edwards’ confusion about justifying faith (1): Edwards and Justifying Faith (Part One)

Jonathan Edwards’ confusion about justifying faith (2): Edward and Justifying Faith (Part Two)

Jonathan Edwards’ confusion about justifying faith (postscript): Edwards and Justifying Faith -- Postscript

Here’s the great metaphysical conundrum of our age. “Is a hot dog classified as a sandwich, or not?”
More proof of human sinfulness. I heard a political wag say it: “I hate those people who don’t try to love their neighbor.”
As of this writing, my Yankees are 28-10 and five games in first place. Can they keep this up?

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