The church’s mission encompasses all nations. Psalm 117, the shortest chapter in the Bible, calls on nations to jubilantly praise the Lord. Psalm 118 highlights the collision of God’s covenant people in the Old Testament with surrounding nations. In both…
We had an excellent meeting in Stornoway last night at which Ian Hamilton spoke on ‘the spirit and practice of Sabbath keeping’. I’m not sure why the confessional position of the first day of the week being the Christian Sabbath…
Blessed! Sometimes I think that the Book of Psalms is like a portrait gallery, full of pictures and portraits. Sometimes there are portraits of God, sometimes of Christ. Sometimes, too, there are portraits of the believer – such as we…
Thanks for Andy Naselli for linking to D.A. Carson’s message from the NEXT Conference. Excellent! The messages from the Next 2010 Conference (May 28–31, 2010) are available as MP3s. Don Carson’s assignment was to preach on God, and his sermon…
Priest forever This Psalm has the distinction of being among the most frequently quoted passages in the New Testament. In it, David seems to hear the covenant Lord speak to his Lord, inviting him to sit at his right hand.…
Donald Hilton Jr. has written a very helpful article in Slavo on the addictive properties of pornography. This in no way diminishes personal reponsibility or the reality that indulging in porn is sinful. However, to deny the power of porn…
Last Sunday’s message was part 39 in our series through Hebrews. It is entitled “Faith Treasuring God” is based on Hebrews 11:23-29. You can listen to or download it HERE.
‘May his children be fatherless….’ There are difficult psalms – and Psalm 109 is one of them. In it, David praises God: the psalm both opens and closes on that note of praise and worship. Yet, on the surface, the…
God does not give every pastor the same kind of ministry. Some pastors serve in well known churches and receive a great deal of attention. Most pastors serve small congregations and receive little or no attention or praise. Some pastors…
June 15 marks the tenth anniversary of the death of James Montgomery Boice, who was for thirty-two years the pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, the dean of Reformed pastor-scholars in his generation, and my beloved pastor. The enduring…
