Written by Dawn Rutan The Westminster Confession of Faith is not one I’ve studied in recent years, but a recent reference by Alistair Begg made me revisit it. Chapter 2 Article II states in part: “God has all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of […]
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Written by Dawn Rutan The parable of the talents in Matthew 25 has always disturbed me a little bit. Perhaps it’s the accountant in me who says, “When you’re handling someone else’s money you have to be extra careful.” I certainly agree with the statement that the servant should have at least invested the money
Written by Dawn Rutan Getting back into the swing of things with a new year, I was reminded of a verse that I thought I had used in a prior blog but can’t find now. In Exodus 23:29 (and reiterated in Deuteronomy 7:22), God was instructing the Israelites on what to expect as they entered
Written by Dawn Rutan The down side of working in accounting is that the busiest time for me comes during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. I’ve often thought that we either need to move the holidays or change some deadlines. It didn’t help when the IRS decided to require wage reporting by January 31 instead
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The four traditional emphases of the Advent wreath are hope, peace, joy, and love. As I was looking at some Scriptures on those themes, I noticed a few things in the ESV: There is one verse that refers to the God of hope (Romans 15:13), one reference to the God of love (2 Cor. 13:11),
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Written by Dawn Rutan I read a few interesting passages this week: Jude 4 (ESV) – “For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” 1 John 4:1 –