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About arator

Jesus is alive and the whole Bible is about Him, and I am nobody. I like to till the earth and muse over all things theological.

Daffodil

Posted on February 27, 2009 by arator

This first daffodil greeted me as I came home from work Thursday morning. There may have been one or more over on the west side of the house, but this was the first one I saw. It was still early … Continue reading →

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Respond Mildly

Posted on February 24, 2009 by arator

“The one thing we have no right to do is to respond to [Jesus] mildly.” Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (New York: Dutton, 2008), p. 230.

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Lord’s Day 8

Posted on February 22, 2009 by arator

(Second Part: Of Man’s Redemption—Questions 12-85) 24. How are these articles divided? Into three parts: the first is of God the Father, and our creation; the second, of God the Son, and our redemption; the third, of God the Holy … Continue reading →

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Magnolia stellata

Posted on February 20, 2009 by arator

Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia x soulangeana, is very popular in these parts, and for good reason. The open form and early-blooming, large, pink blossoms of this southern beauty  make it a traffic stopper. These assets can also be liabilities. Open can … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Day 7

Posted on February 15, 2009 by arator

(Second Part: Of Man’s Redemption—Questions 12-85) 20. Are all men then saved by Christ, as they have perished in Adam? No; only such as by true faith are ingrafted into Him, and receive all His benefits. 21. What is true … Continue reading →

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Cornus mas

Posted on February 13, 2009 by arator

The plan was to have a Friday post every week this year showing off some “color” on our place, in an attempt to show, that with careful planning, one can have something in bloom in their landscape every week of … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Day 6

Posted on February 8, 2009 by arator

(Second Part: Of Man’s Redemption—Questions 12-85) 16. Why must He be a true and sinless man? Because the justice of God requires, that the same human nature which has sinned should make satisfaction for sin; but no man, being himself … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of the Church

Posted on February 4, 2009 by arator

“Churches rightly draw a higher proportion of needy people. They also have a great number of people whose lives have been completely turned around and filled by the joy of Christ. The Church of Jesus Christ is therefore like the … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Day 5

Posted on February 1, 2009 by arator

(Second Part: Of Man’s Redemption—Questions 12-85) 12. Since then, by the righteous judgment of God, we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, what is required that we may escape this punishment and be again received into favor? God wills that His … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Day 4

Posted on January 25, 2009 by arator

(First Part: Of Man’s Misery—Questions 3-11) 9. Does not God then wrong man, by requiring of him in His law that which he cannot perform? No: for God so made man, that he could perform it; but man, through the … Continue reading →

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