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The Indictment of Albert Einstein

“Quoting here Charles Misner a rather eminent physicist that spent a career at the University of Maryland: He says...

‘He must have looked at what the preacher said about God and felt that they were blaspheming. He had seen much more majesty than they had every imagined, and they were just not talking about the real thing... That is why Einstein had so little use for organized religion although he strikes me as basically a very religion man.’

Now, that was from a man who lived in flourished in the 20’s. What would say today when the Hubble telescope is sending back to us infrared images from among the 124 billion galaxies, images from perhaps 14 billion light years away? That is 14 billion x 6 trillion miles, containing some 100 billion x 125 billion stars. God spoke that into being. It is a plaything for the Almighty…

While Einstein had seen glimpses of the real thing, we are trying to pawn off imitation Rolexes or cheap cubic zirconium rings and we don’t even know that they are cheap substitutes. We have domesticated of the Almighty and we stand under the indictment of Albert Einstein."

--  "Plan to Finish Well", Oct. 11, 2011, Dallas Theological Seminary Chapel

Near to the Brokenhearted

Stumbled upon this article today and found it strangely encouraging-> nishbar lev

Apart from God Speaking...

“Who can tell us whether this awful and mysterious silence, in which the Infinite One has wrapped himself, portends mercy or wrath? Who can say to the troubled conscience whether He, whose laws in nature are inflexible and remorseless, will pardon sin? Who can answer the anxious inquiry whether the dying live on or whether they cease to be? Is there a future state? And if so, what is the nature of that untried condition of being? If there be immortal happiness, how can I attain it? If there be an everlasting woe, how can it be escaped? Let the reader close his Bible and ask himself seriously what he knows upon these momentous questions apart from its teachings. What solid foundation has he to rest upon in regard to matters which so absolutely transcend all earthly experience and are so entirely out of the reach of our unassisted faculties? A man of facile faith may perhaps delude himself into the belief of what he wishes to believe... But this is all a dream. He knows nothing, he can know nothing about it, except by direct revelation from heaven."

- William Henry Green, The Pentateuch (as quoted in Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr.

Praise God for we are not left to the best opinions of men.
He has spoken... In His Word, in His Son.

Opportunity in the Wilderness?

Liked this talk from Trinity Seminary Chapel -->(dated 3/16/12) Psalm 63

Bach's Cantata 147 like you've never heard before...

Remembering the Miracle of Passover...

and the ultimate Sacrifice that it whispers of...

A verse that gives me unspeakable comfort...

“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." [Romans 11:29]

This is the climax of Paul's response to the unseen 'objector' who raises his hand between chapters 8 and 9 to pose the question, "Alright, Paul, if all the glorious things of Romans 8 are indeed true - nothing can separate us from God's love - then what about the nation of Israel? It seems that God has turned His back on the 'apple of His eye'?" Romans 9-11 is Paul's answer to the lurking 'objector' and the climax is this great statement, "the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable." God has not forsaken His people Israel, and He will not forsake His people the Church. His promises and gifts are irrevocable.

General Revelation...

“The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.” [Psalm 19:1-2]

Ferocious as a Lion

My wife loves folk music...so recently she took me to a David Wilcox concert. I'm not a big concert groupie, but was really surprised with how much I thoroughly enjoyed this one...a rare combination of phenomenal guitar work with heartwarming (and rather insightful) lyrics. Here is a taste. (We didn't hear this one, but I thought this very sweet...)