Monday
Sep302013

The Heidelberg Catechism

Question 5. Can you keep all this1 perfectly?

Answer: No, (a) for I am inclined by nature to hate God and my neighbour.(b)

1What God’s law requires (Question 4).

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Saturday
Sep282013

Sunday's Hymn: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour

Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Refrain

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief.

Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.

Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?

—Fanny Crosby

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Thursday
Sep262013

Linked Together: For Parents

Discipline by the Book
Andy Naselli examines what scripture teaches about parental discipline (pdf) in an article in The Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministries. This piece is especially useful because it interacts with the (supposedly) biblical arguments used by Christians who are against physical discipline.

Making Things Difficult
Kevin DeYoung: “Parenting has become more complicated than it needs to be. It used to be, as far as I can tell, that Christian parents basically tried to feed their kids, clothe them, teach them about Jesus, and keep them away from explosives.” (Read more.)