Psalm 56: 3, 4 reads: ”3. What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. 4. In God I will praise His word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.” The Baptist preacher C.H. Spurgeon said, verse 3 was the “coach” way to heaven while verse 4 was the “first class” way. Indeed, better to have faith prevent fear than to answer fear. A better theologian than I, which is to say a more Lutheran one, said, when I shared this Spurgeon wisdom, “Isn’t it glorious that we have a Lord who says both?” (more…)
Archive for October, 2008
Coach or First Class?
Monday, October 27th, 2008Is it a sin not to Vote?
Monday, October 13th, 2008On February 5, 2008 the Reverend Paul McCain of the LCMS Concordia Publishing House wrote the following in his blog. “Did you vote today? I almost did not. Then I realized that not voting is a sin. (more…)
“Hopelessness”
Monday, October 6th, 2008There is a phenomenon airline pilots experience after flying all night. They fly through the blackness awake, alert, and able, but when the sun pops over their horizon they instantly become sleepy. This is counterintuitive but not contrary to experience. (more…)