Puritans: Day Two

Two days ago, Andrew noted some clear and wonderful gospel statements by the Puritan, Richard Sibbes. Following in his steps, I thought posting a bit of Thomas Watson on the Ten Commandments would be worth while. In my opinion, the best commentaries on the Ten Commandments are those that clearly distinguish between law and gospel, …

Medicine, Patients, and Patience

In a most excellent essay on Christians facing illness, Hauerwas chastens modern medical practice and ethics: "Modern medicine was formed by a modern culture that forced upon medicine the impossible role of bandaging the wounds of societies that are built upon the premise that God does not matter" (p 352). Modern medicine, he continues, is …