Living in Light of Two Ages
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Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:59AM 
Mike discusses his new book on Calvin with R. Scott Clark for the Westminster Seminary California podcast, "Office Hours"
Well-worth it!
Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:41AM
There are five seasons in my world--Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Baseball season. Opening day means 162 new box scores, catching a few minutes of MLB Tonight before going to bed, and sneaking a peek at Game Day (the greatest benefit of Al Gore's internet).
It is Time for Predictions (Leave yours in the comments section below):
AL East: Tampa in a squeaker (with Boston or the Yankees winning the wild card)
Al Central: Detroit (pitching, pitching, and more pitching)
AL West: Texas
NL East: Atlanta (Nats winning the wild card)
NL Central: The Cards (who will win the World Series)
NL West: The Dodgers (pitching, hitting, and more pitching)
Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:17AM 
Sunday Morning (April 6, 2014): This coming Lord's Day we are discussing our Lord's death for our sins as recounted by John (John 19:16b-30).
Sunday Afternoon: I am continuing my series on the Canons of Dort. We are covering the third/fourth head of doctrine, articles 1-2 which deal with the effects of the fall. The catechism service begins @ 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday Night Bible Study (April 2 2014): In our "Studies in the Book of Revelation," we will be covering Revelation 16. Bible Study begins at 7:30 p.m.
Friday Night Academy (April 4, 2014): We are studying Michael Horton's theology text, The Christian Faith, and we'll continue in part two, chapter eight, (273 ff.) and the section on the Holy Trinity. The Academy begins @ 7:30 p.m.
For more information and directions, check out the Christ Reformed website: Christ Reformed Church
Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 07:33PM 
Here's the audio from this morning's sermon: Click Here
Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 01:57PM 
God Where Are You?
On this program Mike Horton speaks with Benjamin Kisoni, a political refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. War in that country robbed his family of everything they possessed, and he was eventually forced into exile here in the United States. Mike will talk to Benjamin about his various trials and the experiences which he describes in his recent book, God, Where Are You?
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 03:04PM If you saw last week's "feature" you'll get this one!
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 03:03PM 
It should come as no surprise that the nanny state can't get its environmental act together. It seems that many buildings in our nation's capitol which were certified as "energy efficient" by the Leadership in Energy Design (LEED) are actually less energy efficient than buildings considered non-compliant. Yup, these are the people I want managing my life. Not All That Green
As if to add insult to injury, after October 14, 2014, the nanny state will implement a system of WHO codes to identify and track whatever ailment or injury may afflict you, in addition to carefully identifying the cause of your eventual demise. Currently, there are some 17,000 of these codes. But after October 14, 2014, the number will explode to over 155,000! Among the new categories are "attempted suicide by jellyfish," "forced landing from your spacecraft," or "being sucked into a jet engine." And no, I'm not kidding. The people who write these codes must have a blast in their meetings! Or, now that I think about it, the creator of these things is more likely a guy in the basement named Milton with a red stapler. But imagine the grief we'll have to endure when someone enters the wrong health code number into our file. A Gazillion New Heathcare Codes
Apparently, someone in Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church made a negative confession. I hate it when that happens. By the way, the 600G which went missing, was from only two offerings . . . Moths and Rust
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 11:21AM 
We are making plans for our White Horse Inn weekend in Vail, Colorado, this coming July.
I invite you to join me and the rest of the White Horse Inn hosts along with a number of special guests (including Greg Koukl from Stand to Reason, Hicham Chehab, a Lutheran minister to Muslims, Isaac Shaw, who is the Executive Director of The Delhi Bible Institute, and our emcee, Adam Christing, the founder of Clean Comedians).
Readers of the Riddleblog can take $50.00 off your registration fees by using the code, "Riddleblog" when you register (there is a special link on the registration page for promotional codes--enter "Riddleblog" there).
For more information, or to register, go here: White Horse Inn Weekend in Vail
I really do hope to see you there! The best thing about these events is that we (the White Horse Inn hosts) get to meet our listeners!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 03:15PM 
This gem was recently found in Pennsylvania barn covered in dust, after its owner died. He has no heirs or living relatives, and left a number of interesting cars behind, including this Shelby GT500. One of only a thousand manufactured, the car has 8500 original miles and replacement tires, but otherwise is completely stock. The owner reportedly never washed it because he was afraid he'd scratch the paint. Rare Shelby GT500 Found
According to the news report,
the GT500, that features a 428 Cobra Jet engine meshed to a 4-speed transmission, still maintains its original paint, tires, belts, hoses, factory steering wheel cover and 1968-dated coded spark plug wires. Vehicles with more miles, in far less original condition, have sold for over $100,000.
Back in the day, I recall seeing a red Shelby GT500 burning rubber on Whittier Boulevard in front of the Bob's Big Boy. If you lived in Southern California and had a cool car, or just liked to watch the muscle cars or low-riders cruise by, then Saturday night at the Bob's Big Boy on Whittier Avenue was the place to be.
Quite a car and a wonderful find!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 10:07AM 
The Nineteenth in a Series of Sermons on the Epistle to the Hebrews
While all the Old Testament saints mentioned in Hebrews 11 believed the same covenant promise–that God would save them from their sins and grant them eternal life–not all of them believed that promise under the same set of circumstances. Although a large family who believed in YHWH, the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob–the fathers of Israel) believed God’s covenant promise to grant their descendants the land of Canaan, make them a great nation, and give them so many descendants that they cannot be counted. Moses, however, came on the redemptive historical stage some four hundred years after God appeared to Abraham, when two of these covenant promises had already come to pass. Although effectively held captive in Egypt for many generations, the Israelites had become a great nation, and despite the difficult circumstances in which they found themselves, had grown in number well into the hundreds of thousands. But someone would have to lead the Israelites from their captivity in Egypt, across the Red Sea, through the desert of the Sinai, and then into the promised land of Canaan which was occupied by a number of very fierce Canaanite tribes. That leader was Moses.
As we return to our series on the Book of Hebrews, we are working our way through Hebrews 11, the so-called “hall of faith.” Throughout our time in this chapter, I have made the point that the author’s primary purpose is not to give us a list of people to emulate (“have faith like Abraham”). Rather, his purpose is to remind us that each of these people mentioned in this chapter believed God’s covenant promise to provide a redeemer who would save them from their sins, and who would ensure that all the covenant promises which God makes to his people are fulfilled. To enable us to devote sufficient attention to each of the people who make the catalogue of those who believed God’s covenant promise, I have divided our study of this chapter into small sections dealing with the individuals who make the catalogue according to the period in redemptive history in which they live.
In vv. 1-3, we discussed the author’s definition of faith–“faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” In vv. 4-7, we discussed those men known as the pre-diluvians because they lived before the time of Noah’s flood. All three of these men Abel, Enoch, and Noah, believed God’s promise, were justified, and then demonstrated their faith in God by living in obedience before him. Then in verses 8-16 we took up a discussion of Abraham, the man of faith, who believed God’s promise that he would have so many descendants that they could not be counted, despite the fact that Abraham and his wife Sarah were well beyond child-bearing years.
Last time (when we covered verses 17-22), we discussed Abraham and his immediate descendants, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph (the so-called patriarchs, the fathers of Israel). As recounted in Genesis 22, when God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac–the very one through whom God’s covenant promise would be fulfilled–Abraham obeyed God, took his beloved son Isaac up the mountain and prepared to sacrifice him as a burnt offering. According to the author of Hebrews’ interpretation of this event, not only did God provide a substitute for Isaac in the form of a ram, but Abraham knew that should he take Isaac’s life, God had the power to raise him from the dead. In fact, God must raise him if the promise to be fulfilled.
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