Loving Christ But Hating His Bride?
“Mark, it’s a sad fact, but books on our Lord don’t sell well” – Anonymous. Blog posts on Jesus don’t do well, either, if you are judging a blog post by stats. But what about books and posts on Christ’s…
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Let’s Not Be Big, Fat Contradictions People!
So as I was happily viewing all of the pictures and posts on Facebook of my friends and family enjoying their time together over Christmas, I came across one of those shares that makes you go, “Hmm…” It is one…
“To Nazareth came Gabriel, a herald of God’s love”
[I probably do not need to inform regular readers of this blog that Christmas is not my favourite season. Nevertheless, I try to take the opportunity to use the occasion. Recently, preaching from Luke 1, I was disappointed with the…
It Happens Every Year
Again, my mailbox had another letter from what I am sure is a faithful and committed Christian urging me to not wish you or anyone else a merry Christmas. I can’t count the number of copies of this letter from…
Heaven’s Lyrics
In this week's Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit we explore the issue of the content of our sung praise. Along the way Carl and Aimee offer dramatic readings of their personal favorites.
Round and About
It is Christmas Eve and I wanted that special gift for Trueman to enjoy. I passed THIS along to him. Sermon Audio – Last week I preached from Matthew 1:18-25. You can check it out HERE. We have heard much…
More work for the Wesleyans
I must thank Professor McCall for his full and hearty (c.2000 word) response to what he (presumably ironically) calls my “essay” (a 500 word blogpost) on Wesley and Pelagius. Mark Jones has urged me to be brief, so even though…
‘Pelagianism’ calmly considered: A Response to Lee Gatiss
I. Introduction I have always found Lee Gatiss to be a fine historian, so I was disappointed to see his claims in the recent “Wesley and Pelagius“. He points out that Pelagius has been universally reviled and rejected in orthodox…
Jesus and Isaiah
Here is the final installment of my Christmas devotionals based on the pre-incarnate appearances of Jesus in the Old Testament. May the Lord bless you all, especially as the gospel promises of Christ are celebrated in our churches and homes!…
Grace and sin
A number of pastoral issues have arisen recently which have brought home to me some particular truths and some particular emphases arising from them. Many of these situations are on the fringes of church life or outside it (though I…