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A God Thing

Exuberant over an experience, an oh-so-sweet manifestation of divine providence, you delightedly seek to give God praise in telling your story. “It was such a ‘God thing’,” you proclaim. As you see it, God wove together an otherwise inexplicable combination…

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Anglican Thomas Watson’s Prayer (3)

We continue our reading of the “Puritan Paperback,” Sermons of the Great Ejection, with the third study of Anglican Thomas Watson (parts 1, 2). “The Great Ejection” was the explusion of nearly 20% of Anglican ministers from their cures in…

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William Gurnall on Singing Imprecatory Psalms

How can New Covenant Christians sing Old Covenant Psalms? In my previous post we looked at William Ames’ (1576-1633) resolution of the “case of conscience” of singing “imprecatory Psalms.” The well-known words of Jesus, “pray for those who persecute you”…

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A Prayer for Seminary Graduates

“Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!” (Ps. 43:3) Almighty, everliving, merciful Lord God and Heavenly Father, we cry out to you in praise…

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Contending for the Faith

From time to time I am asked why as an Anglican I include reading the Puritans as a discipline in my daily office of prayer (Anglican clergy take an oath to pray through Morning and Evening Prayer from the Book…