stylos

Stylos is the blog of Jeff Riddle, a Reformed Baptist Pastor in North Garden, Virginia. The title "Stylos" is the Greek word for pillar. In 1 Timothy 3:15 Paul urges his readers to consider "how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar (stylos) and ground of the truth." Image (left side): Decorative urn with title for the book of Acts in Codex Alexandrinus.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Socratic Soap

Speaking of Steve Belcher, he brought me a bar of Socratic soap, "The Soap of the Greek Gods," that he picked up on a recent trip ...

Vain Jangling

So, we started this new "tradition" at our Deacons meetings this month of reading through the Pastoral epistles (which is a great ...

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Commentaries on Judges

This Sunday, Lord willing, I will preach from Judges chapter 21 the 22nd and last message in our series on the book of Judges that started b...

Reading Recommendation: "Heidi"

That’s right, I recently read the children’s book Heidi . I am very secure in my masculinity! I kept seeing it on bookstore shelves among cl...

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Job's Complaint Against Violence

Last night at Body Life we were studying the book of Job. I was struck by Job's complaint about violence on the earth in Job 24. Job lam...

How to have a worship service without God getting in the way: Reflections on the Virginia Tech Convocation

I watched part of the convocation at Virginia Tech from Tuesday (April 17) and found much of it to be very spiritually curious (see the vide...

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Prayers for Virginia Tech

The news of what is being called "the massacre at Virginia Tech" last Monday has sent shock waves through the nation. Here in Char...

Sunday, April 15, 2007

JPBC Summer 2007 Hungary Team

This fine collection of humanity from Jefferson Park will be heading to Bicske, Hungary in July to minister alongside the members of Bicske ...

Thursday, April 12, 2007

The Gospel and Immortality

Sermon notes from last Sunday morning's sunrise service at Riverview Cemetery: The Gospel and Immortality I Corinthians 15 JPBC Sunrise ...

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

The Pulpit: "The Thermopylae of Christendom"

From Charles H. Spurgeon's sermon, "Preaching for the Poor," January 25, 1857: The pulpit has become dishonored. It is esteem...

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

We're Number Ten!

The April 5, 2007 issue of the Religious Herald , Newsjournal for the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), reported the top 100 c...

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

"The Puritan Message"

Props again to Steve Hills for letting me know about this new "easy to read" version of Owen (here's the link ). Enjoy! JTR

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Is Easter Biblical?

Below is a "Stylos" article I wrote in March 2005, before the blog began. Food for thought this week before Easter. If you confes...

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Discernment and anti-denominational church ads

For several months an ad has persistently appeared in the Charlottesville Daily Progress newspaper that reads in part: Several families fro...

Exposition of Jude: Part 2 of 25

This series is an occasional, verse-by-verse commentary on the book of Jude. Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you (Jude 1:2). After i...

Old Books and Interpreting History

I recently read J. A. Brendon’s The Ancient World (Glascow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1925). This popular-level work was written to teach ...

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Paul Washer's Counsel for Young Men

This scene was typical last weekend at the end of each session with Paul Washer. A group of young men would gather around to ask questions a...

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

The Old Baptists, Revivals, and "the axe of discipline"

I’ve been reading through Robert Baylor Semple’s History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (originally published in 1810...

Monday, March 26, 2007

Washer Audio is Online

Wow! We just finished the weekend's series of meetings with Paul Washer and I feel both tired (physically) and refreshed (spiritually). ...

The games people play

My friend Steve Hills was thoughful enough to send me this link , since he thought I might be interested in finding a new board game. I thi...

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