Monthly Archives: September 2011

Must be Fall…

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Those cold showers keep getting colder all the time.

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On biblical government…

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

I was asked last night to respond to a question on Facebook: From a Biblical perspective, which form of government is better and why? Representative Democracy (Republic — USA) or Monarchy (Divine Right of Kings — Middle Ages)? When I … Continue reading →

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Congregational Prayer: September 18, 2011…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Our Heavenly Father, we have come into your presence expecting good things, and as the Father of all fathers you have not disappointed us. We have come to You on our knees in repentance, confessing our sins, and You have … Continue reading →

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What do I expect???

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Samuel Rutherford on Acts 14:22… And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and … Continue reading →

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Pelagiarism…

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Achieving salvation by copying other people’s good works. 😉  

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The unintelligible…

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 28:10-12… For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.” For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, To … Continue reading →

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Yet I will rejoice…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

I’ve been so busy with other things that I have neglected the blog. I’ve just started using some voice-recognition software that, when appropriately ‘trained,’ should help me put up sermon clips and that kind of stuff. Until then…What can I … Continue reading →

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Congregational Prayer: September 11, 2011…

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Our Father and our God, we give you thanks for the great mercies which You have shown to us in Your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is in Him and Him alone that we have salvation. There is no … Continue reading →

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Going native…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

You know you live in New Mexico when…

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That satisfying resounding ‘thunk’…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

There’s nothing quite like the sound of a big grey moth getting sucked into the wand of a shop vac. Unless of course, it’s a couple hundred of them. I guess you needed to be there.

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