Sundays Hymn: I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

I love Thy kingdom, Lord,
The house of Thine abode,
The church our blessed Redeemer saved
With His own precious blood.

I love Thy church, O God.
Her walls before Thee stand,
Dear as the apple of Thine eye,
And written on Thy hand.

If e’er to bless Thy sons
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skills forsake,
This voice in silence die.

Should I with scoffers join
Her altars to abuse?
No! Better far my tongue were dumb,
My hand its skill should lose.

For her my tears shall fall
For her my prayers ascend,
To her my cares and toils be given
Till toils and cares shall end.

Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.

Jesus, Thou friend divine,
Our Savior and our king,
Thy hand from every snare and foe
Shall great deliverance bring.

Sure as Thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield
And brighter bliss of Heaven.

—Timothy Dwight

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Update: Blest Be the Tie That Binds at Field Stone Cottage
• My Hope Rests Firm at Rosemary at Home
• Battle Hymn of the Republic at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 12 at Tried With Fire 
• Faith Alone - March 18, 2012 at The Upward Call
• A Family Prayer for the Lord’s Day Morning at Daily On My Way to Heaven
• Update: Lord’s Day 12, 2012 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: It Is Not Death to Die
• Update: A Sunday Psalm: The Treasury of David - Psalm 3:1 at Theology for Girls

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Bibs for Babes

I finished up these bibs today. I made two per baby, six in all, for a triple shower on Sunday. They were so much fun I wish I had an excuse to make more. 

To give credit, I used this very helpful pattern and tutorial.

Round the Sphere Again: Presuppositionalism

A bit of internet controversy can be a good thing. Earlier this week, Paul Copan posted a piece at the Gospel Coalition blog that has a few criticisms of presuppositional apologetics. (I’m not an expert on presuppositionalism, but even so, I could see that his punches didn’t land.) There have been quite a few responses to his post, and that makes me happy, because presuppostionalism can be hard to understand, and clarififying responses are a good thing. 

I plan to link so some of these from the presuppositionalism theological term page, but in the meantime, here’s a list of a few of the recently posted resources on presuppositionalism:

• What Is Presuppositionalism? (William Edgar at The Gospel Coalition Voices)
• Does Presuppositionalism Engage in Question Begging? (James N. Anderson at Analytical Thoughts)
• Copan on Presuppositionalism (Steve Hays at Triablogue)
• Copan on Common Ground (Steve Hays at Triablogue)
• Does Presuppositionalism Beg the Question? (Steve Hays at Triablogue)
• Answering Objections to Presuppositionalism (Scott Oliphant at The Gospel Coalition Voices)
• Paul Copan’s Questioning of Presuppositionalism (James White YouTube video)