In Principio ... Deus

C. S. Lewis has a wonderful piece written as an introduction to a translation of Athanasius's "On the Incarnation" that is oft...

One of our society's biggest weaknesses today (though it is by no means unique to today) is the almost wholesale rejection of "old ...

On this Presidents' Day (it's a pity that what once was two days recognizing two American Presidents for their unique contributions...

After another hiatus... well, I'm on sabbatical from my teaching, so one would have thought this an excellent year to revive the blog. ...

Prov.26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.    Prov.24:21-22...

Just wanted to report briefly a good piece of news (as contrasted with the bad news coming down everywhere in the news): R. Scott Clark has ...

Found this sobering assessment of much of today's preaching, and I had to repost it... I doubt most of those who joke about in the pulpi...

In case it isn't obvious (it is) I'm moving over to a cleaner layout for In Principio...Deus.   I'm sure tweaks will continue ov...

A quick glance outside the office window here at my sabbatical location (PNNL, in Richland, WA) gives me a view of Rattlesnake Mountain, a l...

Psalm 103 is in today's reading, for those who are following the M'Cheyne calendar - and it was among those referenced in several pl...

When the pace of life changes, sometimes it's good to restart things that have fallen by the wayside... For the next year, my family ...

Just a quick post... I'm teaching on Hebrews 10 tomorrow in our adult Sunday school class, and was reminded of a powerful reading of the...