Round the Sphere Again: Thinking About Worship

Two Things
D. A. Carson: “[T]here are two elements expressed in the praise of Psalm 66 that are almost never heard today, and that badly need to be reincorporated both into our praise and into our thinking.” Read what they are. (For the Love of God)

The Old Hymns
James Grant: “Learning hymns is a way to participate in the church universal and the communion of the saints.” so there’s good reason to introduce hymns to a congregation that does not sing them. (The Gospel Coalition Blog)

Ten Arguments
for the Regulative Principle of Worship. There are a few arguments here that are new to me. You? (Underdog Theology)

HT: The Thirsty Theologian.

Round the Sphere Again: Thinking About God

Updated below.

Affections? Yes. Passions? No.
I recommend Kevin DeYoung’s breakout session lecture on the impassibility of God given at this year’s Together for the Gospel Conference: Tis Mystery All, the Immortal Dies: Why the Gospel of Christ’s Suffering is More Glorious Because God Does Not Suffer. (I hope the link will work for you. If not, try it later. The whole T4G site has been behaving badly for the last day or so.)

Doesn’t that sound like a good Puritan title? And like a good Puritan sermon, listening to this session requires that you use your thinking cap. Here are two resources to help you keep focused:

• A general outline 
• The whole manuscript 

One What, Three Whos
No, the Trinity is not like an egg, or a three-leafed clover, or ice, water, and steam. It’s not like this either. (Sacred Sandwich)

Update, May 15: Same Premise, Same Arguments, Same Denial
“The open theists hold to a particular version of free will (libertarianism), a view that they consider to be incompatible not merely with foreordination but also with foreknowledge. The Socinians held to the same beliefs around four hundred years ago. Open theism found significant historic precedent in the Socinian remodification of God’s prescience.” (Quoted from Denying exhaustive omniscience: Open theists and Socinians at Against Heresies.)

Round the Sphere Again: 1, 2, 3, Meringue

By the Sheet
How to do lemon meringue pie for a crowd. (Mennonite Girls Can Cook)

Like Marshmallow
Lately I’ve been liking lime, so I’m going to make this lime pie with meringue topping. (Serious Eats)

One More Way
to use your rhubarb: in a meringue topped pie. (Mennonite Girls Can Cook) I’ve added this recipe to the big rhubarb post, too.