Taking Thoughts Captive

"We must not imagine we shall have peace..."

We must not imagine that we shall have peace from Satan. He takes no vacation and does not sleep. Choose, then, whether you prefer to wrestle with the devil or whether you prefer to belong to him.

— Martin Luther, 1527 (AE 37:17)

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Posted in: quotestheology

February 22, 2025

taking up writing for Lent

We find ourselves again this year in the (seemingly) awkward season of pre-Lent: the three weeks whose Sundays on the church calendar have very strange sounding names (Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima) and which are not familiar to many growing up in a post Vatican II world. For those of us who follow the historic, ancient church . . .

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Posted in: lent

February 21, 2025

link: To hear the voice of the Spirit...

To hear the voice of the Spirit speaking, you have to know what the Spirit has said. In other words, to know what God is saying now, you have to also know what God has said in the past. Scripture is this living record of God's acts and pronouncements. God has already told us that He . . .

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Posted in: linkstheology

February 20, 2025

miscellanies (26 Oct 2024)

not-so-random reads from the interwebs

miscellany [ mis-uh-ley-nee], noun
1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items
2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book

It's been awhile since I noted anything truly worth sharing, but . . .

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October 26, 2024

miscellanies (21 Sep 2024)

not-so-random reads from the interwebs

miscellany [ mis-uh-ley-nee], noun
1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items
2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book

Real Worship. This is a reposting of an article originally written in . . .

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September 21, 2024

miscellanies (14 Sep 2024)

not-random-reads from the interwebs

miscellany [ mis-uh-ley-nee], noun
1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items
2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book

The Screwtape Election. If you've not read C.S. Lewis' . . .

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Posted in: miscellanies

September 14, 2024

miscellanies (7 Sep 2024)

not-so-random reads from the interwebs

miscellany [ mis-uh-ley-nee], noun
1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items
2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book

As election season gets into high gear, there is more and more ink . . .

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Posted in: miscellanies

September 07, 2024

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