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M. Todd Hall The author and his daughter YOLOing, ca. 2014 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; 14for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. 15As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. 17But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousn

Keith D. Stanglin Read parts one, two, and three of this series. And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22 In this series of posts, I’ve suggested two institutions that, from a certain perspective, it seems God wanted for Israel, but he in fact didn’t want them. The king and the temple were ideas introduc

We are pleased to announce the annual Center for Christian Studies – First Things Lecture, to be held in Austin, Texas, on Monday, August 31, at 7:00 p.m. This year’s speaker will be the theologian and historian, Carl Trueman. We at the Center for Christian Studies are happy to cooperate in this lecture every year with First Things, which is one of the most widely read and influential religious journals in the United States. First Things shares much in common with CCS,