June 24: Psalm 119:49-72
When we think of our personal history it usually brings up memories that are pleasant, and can also bring memories that are painful. Perhaps trials in the family or in the church left you feeling alone in your pain. Perhaps…
Month June 2010
Answering Digital Idolatry with God’s Word
Dave Garner has written a helpful article entitled Rescuing the Church from the Arms of Digital Deity – Returning to the Authority of Scripture. I love this paragraph: In the twentieth century, liberal Protestants put the Bible on trial and…
Answers for Church Members
There is a new feature on the IX Marks webpage called “Answsers for Church Members.” Here’s a sample: According to Scripture, why should every Christian join a church? Read Answer »What are some other reasons to join a church? Read…
Marriage Blog
Church of the Saviour now has a blog focusing on strengthening marriage. Check it our HERE.
June 23: Psalms 119:33-48
Do you live in total dependence on God and His Word? No? I don’t either and neither did the psalmist. This chapter of God’s Word is the cry of a heart longing to have its orientation corrected, and its hope…
Losing our religion?
I have been preaching through Hebrews which is known, in part for its warning passages. Some take those warning passages to mean that it is possible for genuine converts to Christ to lose their salvation. I certainly agree that it…
Whatever Happened to Manhood?
It is not a secret. Men are buffoons. Men are morons. Men are inept. Men are predators. These are messages that saturate our culture. From sitcoms to the classroom men are out. In her timely and disturbing book The War…
The Reformation of Hip Hop
Justin Taylor has posted an interview he did with Trip Lee, one of the bright lights in a growing phenomena – Doctrinally thick hip hop. Like Shai Linne, Tripp Lee is right here (in Philadelphia, that is). He is a…
June 22: Psalm 119:1-32
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. Moreover, the contents largely speak of the Bible itself. Twenty-two stanzas rehearse the excellencies of God’s Word. The psalmist understands God’s Word as “law,” “testimonies,” “precepts,” “statutes,” “commandments,” “judgments,” “word,” and…
Wilhelmus à Brakel
Ref21 readers may be interested to know that the The Christian’s Reasonable Service (4 Vols) by Wilhelmus à Brakel is available for download in pdf format (terrific for the Ipad!) from the translator’s (Bart Elshout) web page here. On the published…