It’s a tad late for this, but the story only broke a few days before Christmas. The London Times ran with the headline, “Wise Men seek a virgin Mother.” Another newspaper ran the headline, “Lizard’s Immaculate Conception.” The story was…
I recently had the pleasure to be present at the Bar Mitzvah of the son of a good friend. The pleasure was enhanced by the fact that the friend and I both hail from the UK and have found ourselves…
More from the agony column of The Sword in the Bowel.
Calvin’s sermons were delivered extempore, taken down by the remarkable Denis Raguenier, published by the diaconate of Geneva, and the proceeds used to support refugees. Initially, Calvin was not keen on them being published, but when he saw the level…
“Come beloved, listen for a moment to this!” preached Charles Spurgeon. “You have the milk of faith, but God wills that you should have this cream of assurance! He would increase your faith.”[1] The proven pastors and teachers who have…
J. I. Packer’s endorsement of John Owen’s treatment of sin in an introduction to the 1983, Multnomah Press edition of Owen’s writings on sin, Sin and Temptation, contained the following effusive words: He told me how to understand myself as…
At the end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium. Here’s what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:
At the end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium. Here’s what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:
At the end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium. Here’s what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:
The new 9Marks newsletter–focusing on friendship, fellowship, and hospitality, is now online at the 9Marks website (also available as a PDF).
