It was a relief to finish working through Judges last week. Preaching to a congregation which needs encouragement, I could think of more obvious books to choose than this one, especially when one considers the last four chapters. There one…
Stephen Nichols’ newest book, Welcome to the Story, is now available. From the Publisher: Welcome to the Story teaches believers not only how to read the Bible, but how to read it in such a way that it permeates their…
Just as my ego is in the ascendancy, I come across John Calvin’s comment on Psalm 84:10, “I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness”: ‘He would rather be…
Servant of the Word and Flock, by Iain H. Murray (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2011), HB 246 pages. In the concluding section of his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul challenges the brothers to “Be watchful, stand firm…
After all, it takes a huge amount of time and energy to think up all those names and open all those Twitter accounts. But, hey, love is….. not allowing your husband to look like Billy No Mates.
Trotter, sleuth of News International, is under investigation for hacking into my Twitter account only to discover my non-celebrity status at an all time low. What? I have no followers, not even one? Not even my wife? Or Jake (my…
On Sunday I preached part 2 in our current series through Ruth. It is entitled “Relentless Grace” (Ruth 1:6-22) and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
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Modern Reformation magazine/ July/August 2011 So I received my last free copy of Modern Reformation since they published my essay last fall. Sigh. It was like getting a major reward in the mailbox every other month. Ralphie’s dad thought his…
From Carl Trueman: “If somebody spends more time in the pulpit talking about themselves than about the Bible and Christ, then they are preaching themselves and not Christ crucified. If they talk about themselves for twenty minutes and expound the…
