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I would not necessarily agree with all the emphases and recommendations, but – as someone who might end up at the sharp end of this kind of law – I…

I would not necessarily agree with all the emphases and recommendations, but – as someone who might end up at the sharp end of this kind of law – I…

Matthew Henry was born on 18 October 1662, not long after Black Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1662), the date on which his father – in common with about 2000 other…

Light is one of those commodities, like oxygen, much underestimated until one finds oneself in need of it. I am particularly conscious of this because my desk light – a…

Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr.Grant Gordon (ed.)Banner of Truth, 2009 (428pp, hbk)ISBN 9781848710535 Almost every young minister of the gospel could do with a Newton. They…

Am I Really A Christian?Mike McKinleyCrossway, 2011, 160pp., paperback, $12.99 / £8.99ISBN 978-1-4335-2576-6 We must be able to give the right answer for the right reasons to this all-important question,…

Readers of this blog are likely to be familiar with some of the names and faces associated with Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. You might recognise a few of them from…

The home which God has given to me and my family is one for which I am deeply grateful. However, as with cars, computers and bodies, home-owning is one of…

Who knows what the future holds for the world now that the reins of power in what is probably still its most powerful nation are once more being wrestled over?…

Matthew Henry: His Life and InfluenceAllan HarmanChristian Focus, 2012, 208pp., paperback, £8.99ISBN 9781845507831 While Matthew Henry’s commentary, though sneered at in some quarters, remains rightly esteemed, the man himself is…

L.M. (Wilton) Psalm 63O God, my Strength, the early hourOf every day your praise shall claim. My soul desires to taste your power, And see the glory of your name.…