On losing the sense of God’s holiness in the church: When prayers become the equivalent of “Yo, how you doin’?!” then something has gone awry. Public prayers should lead people into the presence of God, and that should be a…
The church ought to welcome its children into its corporate worship gatherings. Of course it is a sign of our times that this has to be said. Not long ago, holding separate worship services for children, youth, singles, etc would…
On Sunday I preached part 9 in our current series through Philippians. It is entitled “To Believe And To Suffer” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
It may be that you often hear of people praying for revival or are encouraged to do so yourself. It may also be that you are frustrated by what this usually means. In my experience, people praying for revival are…
A Ref21 reader has asked if I have any thoughts on lectio divina, a rather pretentious term for contemplative Bible reading, whether individual or in a group. A description of what it typically entails can be found here. On the…
A Ref21 reader has asked if I have any thoughts on lectio divina, a rather pretentious term for contemplative Bible reading, whether individual or in a group. A description of what it typically entails can be found here. On the…
Walter Marshall’s Directions 4-9 from Gospel Mystery of Sanctification emphasize that in the pursuit of holiness the order is Gospel then godliness, not godliness then Gospel. Direction Four The means or instruments by which the Spirit of God accomplishes our…
I am a snowflake father. Those terms may be unfamiliar to many, if not most, people reading this. A “snowflake baby” is a child that was born because of embryo adoption. My wife and I completed our adoption through Snowflakes…
Robert Letham, Union with Christ: In Scripture, History, and Theology (P&R Publishing, 2011), xii + 164 pp. In this volume Robert Letham takes up the grandest of all salvation truths, the Christian’s union with Christ. After a short introduction, the…
New Cardinals for the next Conclave Opening the Pontifical Yearbook is not an easy task. This thick book of more than 2350 pages contains all sorts of information about who’s who in the Vatican and what happens there. Despite the…
