The Heidelberg Catechism - The Foundations Of Our Faith

Whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour of the Lord” (Proverbs 18:22). God did me a real favour when he gave me my Lorelle as my wife. He has given to me what every wife ought to give to her husband. What is that? 1. Companionship.  In the beginning of time God said, “It is not good for man to be alone. So I will make a companion for him.” That’s the way and the reason why marriage came into being. God was right. Loneliness is devastating. We all need someone to walk with, talk with, and share with. We need someone to love and be loved by. A good wife provides companionship. 2. Encouragement.  When I bought a new car, the operator’s manual said that if the tires are underinflated the car won’t perform up to full efficiency. In the same way, circumstances sometimes deflate my ego and I get down emotionally. When that happens my wife pumps me up. Through the years I have wanted, needed, and received her commendation more than any other. Every g...

August 28, 2026 To Capture a Creator Brett Lee-Price ἐπειδὴ καὶ ἑτέραν ἄϋλον φύσιν συνηνωμένην τῇ σαρκὶ ἔχει, καὶ μετὰ τῶν δύο φύσεων ἐκείνων εἷς ὑπάρχει, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ἤγουν ἡ ὑπόστασις αὐτοῦ, ἀχώριστον τῶν δύο φύσεων ἐστίν, οὐχ ὑπολαμβάνομεν ὅτι δυνατῶς ἔχει περιγράφεσθαι, ἐπειδὴ καὶ τὸ χαρακτηριζόμενον ἓν πρόσωπόν ἐστι, καὶ ὁ περιγράφων τὸ πρόσωπον ἐκεῖνο, δῆλον ὅτι καὶ τὴν θείαν φύσιν περιέγραψεν, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀπερίγραπτος, 1 ‘Since he has another, immaterial nature united to the flesh, and his person—that is, his hypostasis—is inseparable from the two natures, we do not suppose that he can be circumscribed. For whatever is portrayed is portrayed as a person, and whoever circumscribes that person plainly circumscribes the divine nature also, which is uncircumscribable.’ – Constantine V 2 My friend, Todd Stanton, has recently publi...