Christ, Code, and Kids
The blog of Rom Prakashpalan, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), ministering to Zion Presbyterian Church (https://www.zion-presbyterian.com) in Fredericksburg, VA.
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Ministering to Those in Assisted Living
Introduction James 1:27 – Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from… Read more ⇢
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An Assassination and Selecting a New Sermon Text
An Assassination Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. Around the Church of Jesus Christ there was much mourning, bewilderment, a sense of despair, and in some quarters, even the wrath… Read more ⇢
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Song of Solomon and Isaiah – Alexander Moody Stuart
Introduction I have had the privilege of preaching a sermon series on the Song of Solomon on Lord’s Day afternoons. We are coming to the end of that series, but… Read more ⇢
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Fearing the Wrong Sickness from the Communion Cup
We fear germs, but we ought to fear God’s displeasure over the plague in our heart. Common Concerns 03/01/25: A Portugese translation of this article by Joelson Galvão is available… Read more ⇢
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Pastoral Burnout & The Communion Season
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.Proverbs 11:25 Burnout For some time now, the church has grappled with the issue of… Read more ⇢
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375 Years of the 1650 Psalter
Introduction A bit over 375 years ago, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland authorized the 1650 psalter as the sole songbook of that church. After a staggering 375… Read more ⇢
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Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Spring Colloquium
Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will fly out to the US Presbytery of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)‘s Spring Colloquium. I was informed by the minister who is organizing this… Read more ⇢
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William Perkins on the three eras of the ceremonial law
Introduction Care must be taken when interpreting the New Testament as it concerns the Old Testament ceremonial laws. William Perkins is helpful in giving to us the interpretive tools by… Read more ⇢
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Simplicity of Worship Leads to More
Simplicity New Testament worship can be described in one word: SIMPLE. It is not showy. God’s ordinances of prayer, reading and preaching the Word, the singing of psalms, along with,… Read more ⇢
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Losing our Authority
Introduction Authority can be lost. All earthly superiors must take this truth to heart. Elders, Governors, Husbands and all other superiors have suddenly found themselves without the authority they once… Read more ⇢
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Wilhelmus à Brakel on Assurance
Introduction This morning I was reading his treatise “EDIFYING DISCOURSES REGARDING THE PREPARATION FOR, THE PARTAKING OF, AND THE REFLECTION UPON THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER” and I encountered… Read more ⇢
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Open-air preaching and the observant congregant
Introduction Two days ago, several from our congregation went out to Grapevine, TX to proclaim and present the gospel in advance of an exploratory worship service for a potential church… Read more ⇢
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reMarkable 2: Review
Disclaimer: This is not a paid review. I purchased the device with my own money, and I was not solicited to review this product. Introduction It is hard to think… Read more ⇢
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Devotional Bible Reading
I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. Psalm… Read more ⇢
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A famine of discriminatory preaching
Introduction And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. 2 Samuel 12:7 I recently listened to a sermon on the free offer of the gospel on SermonAudio. As the… Read more ⇢
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A famine of moral and practical preaching
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel… Read more ⇢
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Evangelism and covenant children.
How do your children perceive that heaven and hell are real? That Jesus Christ loves sinners, even the chief? That souls are perishing apart from Christ? That they themselves must… Read more ⇢
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Open air preaching – 07/31/21
One of our Ruling Elders at the Dallas Reformed Presbyterian Church put this video together of last month’s open air preaching and evangelism event. Encourage ministers of the gospel to… Read more ⇢
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Open air preaching
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15 Why ministers must preach the gospel in the open air… Read more ⇢
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Confirming ministers by Presbytery
At the November 2019 meeting of the Midwest Presbytery of the RPCNA, I was made eligible to receive a call as a minister of the gospel. In the Reformed Presbyterian Church… Read more ⇢
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Back to Apple. A developer’s story
Introduction I am a software developer. For about twenty years, I was a programmer in the video game business. Four years ago, I left salaried development to start a software… Read more ⇢
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Ronin-M
I recently bought a Panasonic GH4 in order to capture better quality movies for personal use – mostly family and hobby related. I had always had an interest in photography,… Read more ⇢
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Nissan NV3500 HD – the real life Canyonero
Review Seventeen years ago, Hank Williams Jr. sang a parody jingle about a Sport Utility Vehicle that was “‘Twelve yards long, two lanes wide/Sixty-five tons of American pride!’” This song was a… Read more ⇢
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Hello World!
It is a time honored tradition for programmers to emit “Hello World” as the output of their very first program. In today’s internet age, where one is indeed exclaiming, “Hello world!”… Read more ⇢
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