The Holiness of Changing Diapers…ala Martin Luther

“Now observe that when that clever harlot, our natural reason (which the pagans followed in trying to be most clever), takes a look at married life, she turns up her nose and says, “Alas, must I rock the baby, wash its diapers, make its bed, smell its stench, stay up nights with it, take care [...]

Begotten Vanity (a poem)

(This is a re-run of a poem I wrote in August of 2007.)
I recently wrote this poem after reflecting on Psalm 2, 127, 139, and Jeremiah 6:16. The main inspiration came from a concern that I have with the modern view (even within evangelicalism) of the family, and our inconsistency in viewing children as [...]

Redemptive Theology and Family Planning: New Steps at Lawn Gospel

“Any book that purports to explain how to apply the scriptures today must feature prominently the redemptive historical character of the scriptures…” – Dr. Tom Schreiner

Folks, just so you know what’s going on behind the scenes here at LawnGospel, here’s the 411:
I never intended this blog (or any of my blogging for that matter) to [...]

Birth Control in Light of the Image of God: Closing Arguments, and Parting Words

(The following post is the final partof a 5-part series entitled “Birth Control in Light of the Image of God“, modified from a paper I wrote for an M.Div. course in Systematic Theology II, April 2008)
It is very difficult to defend the non sequitur argument (mentioned in the previous post), because it is couched in [...]

Here it goes…

(W.Hank Balch © 2008 )
“The difference in a step and leap is altitude,
Or so I’m told.
I don’t leap much now days,
A tad bit too old,
Am I.
Okay, I’m not that old, but still,
Why leap when you can step,
Especially going up a hill?
‘Tis much safer, don’t you know,
to stay down here below?
And wallow, er, I mean wait,
For [...]

Let brotherly love continue (Period).

I made it back home to Texas at about 3am (Texas Standard Time) Friday morning, rolling into the city of my alma mater, College Station, USA with my “low fuel” light blinking, and my “low coolant” light flashing as well — but boy did I have a smile on my face!
The next morning, as [...]

The Rotten Fruit of “Modern and Scientific Minds”: Why the Link Between Birth Control and Abortion is Not Imaginary

[This is a re-post from last August, but I figured it was worth seeing again]
What fruit have we reaped from the “modern and scientific” vine (as the second video below asks)? The fruit of Margaret Sanger, founder the American Birth Control League, and eventual founder of Planned Parenthood, supporter of modern eugenics, and the prophetess [...]

“But to the sweet strains”…Hear the Lord and Rejoice!

With the new year still wet behind the ears (that means real young), I wanted to let you in on two new happenings with me. First, a number of things have worked together to create a new hunger inside of me to “hear the Lord”. I’m just plain tired of walking through life without [...]

2007 in Review: Finding Grace With Law(n) Gospel

“The law says, Do, and life you’ll win;
But grace says, Live, for all is done;
The former cannot ease my grief,
The latter yields me full relief.”
The law excludes not boasting vain,
But rather feeds it to my bane;
But gospel grace allows no boasts,
Save in the King, the Lord of Hosts.“

 
There are many things [...]

A Reply To The Varmint: More Poetry

As you enjoy this Lord’s Day in the Lord’s House with the Lord’s People, I wanted to share this short little poem with you. The past few days I’ve really become aware at my lack of intentionality to the “fruits of the Spirit” (as found in Gal. 5:22, and so on), and tonight, I just [...]