Morning dog walk, 9:45 am, 1°C (34°F). April 7 and still at least 2 feet of snow, but it is slowly melting. The "slowly" part is key. A sudden melt might mean flooding.

What is most attractive about Reformed theology is its exegesis. In the Reformed tradition, there's an intelligent, and often creative, appropriation of the best of Christian philosophy. But, at the end of the day, a tradition stands or falls on its exegesis of Holy Scripture.

16 Truths Every Believer Should Know: God Has Spoken rebecca-writes.com/rebeccawrites/…

The first in a series of posts explaining foundational Christian truths. I first posted this series several years ago, and now I’m revising them and reposting. Because nothing I write is ever really finished.

When we are being serious and can admit that "apart from works of the law" and "not by works" are synonymous with "alone," we can say that the Bible quite robustly and directly teaches that we are saved through faith alone.

Sunday Hymn: And Can It Be rebecca-writes.com/rebeccawrites/…

The Sunday hymn featuring another one by Charles Wesley. This was my favourite hymn when I was a child. I've included all six verses, but there's one I've never sung, and I think that's probably for the best. I've post two videos of the traditional tune and one of the new one

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Morning dog walk, 9:44 am, -3C (27F), partly cloudy. I heard a trumpeter swan, some common redpolls, and a red-breasted nuthatch.

Sunday Hymn: Arise, My Soul, Arise rebecca-writes.com/rebeccawrites/…

Another hymn by Charles Wesley. Two tunes. Five verses. I've sung all 5 verses. You?

Theological Term of the Week: Athanasian Creed  rebecca-writes.com/rebeccawrites/…

Check out this week's theological term with almost all new links.

Sitting on the deck wearing jeans and a t-shirt listening to the snow melt wondering if my face is sunburned yet.