11/1/2026 Sunday
Sermon on John 3:22-36 by Pastor Dan at Crossroads, titled "He Must Increase, I Must Decrease", made marked this observation down:
These two PCA churches focus on two different extremes:
Grace (Bridgewater): Focuses on our perfection (as elect saints)
Crossroads (Somerville): Focuses on our imperfection (as fallen men)
To keep/preach the right balance of this, is a challenge lacking in the conservative Presbyterian churches I suppose.
At lunch, I proved to Willy that it was stupid of him to think that "It is embarrassing for Christians to have so many denominations", by paralleling "Try saying: it is embarrassing for an artist to have to use so many colors". Later before bed, I told Nadia how Willy's tantrum was an example of being "religious" (especially stupid rules to fake vain EQ like: you must pour for everyone's cup if you pour yours, you must not get off before the driver who is not your servant, etc.) as defined by Tim Keller, as opposed to the Gospel or being Christian.
At night we brought cake to Zaira our neighbor but they're not home so their daughter took it. Then her husband called that she's just delivered the baby at 2am.