Comments for Presbyterian & Reformed http://davidmw.com A citizen of The Kingdom Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:06:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on John Owen - The Mortification of Sin by 2008: Year of the Puritans - Page 2 - The PuritanBoard http://davidmw.com/2008/06/04/john-owen-the-mortification-of-sin/#comment-583 2008: Year of the Puritans - Page 2 - The PuritanBoard Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:41:28 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/06/04/john-owen-the-mortification-of-sin/#comment-583 [...] Does mean that our Puritan readers are guilty of "a superfluity of naughtiness"? Presbyterian & Reformed ? Blog Archive ? John Owen - The Mortification of Sin (June 4, [...] […] Does mean that our Puritan readers are guilty of "a superfluity of naughtiness"? Presbyterian & Reformed ? Blog Archive ? John Owen - The Mortification of Sin (June 4, […]

]]> Comment on For Mike, Mostly. by MikeH http://davidmw.com/2008/06/06/for-mike-mostly/#comment-577 MikeH Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:48:37 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/06/06/for-mike-mostly/#comment-577 Wow! Thanks David!! I would recommend Orothdoxy, which you may borrow from me if you ask nicely. Wow! Thanks David!!
I would recommend Orothdoxy, which you may borrow from me if you ask nicely.

]]> Comment on John Owen - The Mortification of Sin by Anony-mouse http://davidmw.com/2008/06/04/john-owen-the-mortification-of-sin/#comment-574 Anony-mouse Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:44:58 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/06/04/john-owen-the-mortification-of-sin/#comment-574 Wow, bless you. I don't think I'd have the patience to get through that. At least, not yet. I'm still working on getting through the New Testament for the first time. :) Wow, bless you. I don’t think I’d have the patience to get through that. At least, not yet. I’m still working on getting through the New Testament for the first time. :)

]]> Comment on A Splash of Spurgeon by Benjamin P. Glaser http://davidmw.com/2008/05/28/a-splash-of-spurgeon/#comment-573 Benjamin P. Glaser Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:39:03 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/28/a-splash-of-spurgeon/#comment-573 Spurgeon at his best Spurgeon at his best

]]> Comment on Simple Joys by Heather http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-571 Heather Wed, 28 May 2008 21:03:52 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-571 Hi David, Thanks for stopping by my blog. I can see we are in similar places right now as we analyze how stuff affects us. You're right about the shiny and new being attractive, but for me it's often the used and antique-like that catch me up. It's the same though, the desire to get more. May God free us from our need for excess. Hi David,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I can see we are in similar places right now as we analyze how stuff affects us. You’re right about the shiny and new being attractive, but for me it’s often the used and antique-like that catch me up. It’s the same though, the desire to get more. May God free us from our need for excess.

]]> Comment on Simple Joys by davidmw http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-570 davidmw Tue, 27 May 2008 17:10:44 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-570 Yes 'dogs!' We had Gunner, of course, but Cooper was so pathetic and so desperately in need of a home that we took him in too. The settling explains the 'upper and lower' nature of the field! And, sink me, if I don't have the quietest girl in the world actually singing and talking on film! :) Ms. Mouse, your comment reminds me of the verse "Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil or spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" It's in a larger passage (Matt 6:25-34) that is one of my absolute favorites. Thanks for bringing that back to mind today. :) Yes ‘dogs!’ We had Gunner, of course, but Cooper was so pathetic and so desperately in need of a home that we took him in too. The settling explains the ‘upper and lower’ nature of the field! And, sink me, if I don’t have the quietest girl in the world actually singing and talking on film! :)

Ms. Mouse, your comment reminds me of the verse “Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil or spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these” It’s in a larger passage (Matt 6:25-34Open Link in New Window) that is one of my absolute favorites. Thanks for bringing that back to mind today. :)

]]> Comment on Isaiah 58 by davidmw http://davidmw.com/2008/05/25/isaiah-58/#comment-569 davidmw Tue, 27 May 2008 17:02:30 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/25/isaiah-58/#comment-569 Many do, Ms Mouse. It is true that there is no explicit command in the New Testament to fast, but if you read the sermon on the Mount, you'll read the Lord say "Now, when you fast ..." and give some instructions on how that should and should not look. So whilst it's not a "Thou Shalt Fast!" commandment, it's reasonable to infer that the expectation of Jesus was that NT Christians would continue what had been established as a practice in the OT. It's gaining in favor again, from what I can see. It's important that it's not done as a sort of 'Holy Diet' or that it is done apart from prayer and meditation; using the hunger-pangs as reminders and pointers to prayer and to, for example, meditate on what Christ accomplished for us on the cross - and to also use it as an opportunity to render service to others. I can send you some notes if you're interested in exploring if it might be something to incorporate in your own walk. Many do, Ms Mouse. It is true that there is no explicit command in the New Testament to fast, but if you read the sermon on the Mount, you’ll read the Lord say “Now, when you fast …” and give some instructions on how that should and should not look. So whilst it’s not a “Thou Shalt Fast!” commandment, it’s reasonable to infer that the expectation of Jesus was that NT Christians would continue what had been established as a practice in the OT.

It’s gaining in favor again, from what I can see. It’s important that it’s not done as a sort of ‘Holy Diet’ or that it is done apart from prayer and meditation; using the hunger-pangs as reminders and pointers to prayer and to, for example, meditate on what Christ accomplished for us on the cross - and to also use it as an opportunity to render service to others. I can send you some notes if you’re interested in exploring if it might be something to incorporate in your own walk.

]]> Comment on Simple Joys by Anony-mouse http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-568 Anony-mouse Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:17 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-568 Amen! Just take a step outside during this time of year and breathe deeply. Close your eyes and take in the smells of spring flowers in bloom, budding trees, fresh cut grass, and the warmth of the sun radiating off of everything around you. Listen to the birds singing their carefree melodies and feel the gentle breeze against your skin. Suddenly, bigger and shinier doesn't feel like "better." Awesome post, David! Amen! Just take a step outside during this time of year and breathe deeply. Close your eyes and take in the smells of spring flowers in bloom, budding trees, fresh cut grass, and the warmth of the sun radiating off of everything around you. Listen to the birds singing their carefree melodies and feel the gentle breeze against your skin. Suddenly, bigger and shinier doesn’t feel like “better.”

Awesome post, David!

]]> Comment on Simple Joys by MikeH http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-567 MikeH Tue, 27 May 2008 13:19:32 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/27/simple-joys/#comment-567 Dogs? well, congrats! The history of the city's dog park is storied to say the least. Yes, it is built on a series of old sports fields but only after the fields were declared unusable. It seems that they built the fields over an old garbage dump and the ground started settling. And sometimes you don't need a field -- just mud. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKid4-3K_0 Dogs? well, congrats!

The history of the city’s dog park is storied to say the least. Yes, it is built on a series of old sports fields but only after the fields were declared unusable. It seems that they built the fields over an old garbage dump and the ground started settling.

And sometimes you don’t need a field — just mud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKid4-3K_0

]]> Comment on Isaiah 58 by Anony-mouse http://davidmw.com/2008/05/25/isaiah-58/#comment-566 Anony-mouse Tue, 27 May 2008 11:49:54 +0000 http://davidmw.com/2008/05/25/isaiah-58/#comment-566 Being in my spiritual infancy and quite unversed in scripture, I feel compelled to ask... Do Christians still fast in present times? Being in my spiritual infancy and quite unversed in scripture, I feel compelled to ask… Do Christians still fast in present times?

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