Back to Judges
I returned to preaching on Judges on Sunday, after a hiatus of a month. I made the decision in June that the dismemberment of the end of Judges 19 and the subsequent battle scenes of Judges 20 were not particularly…
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Iain Murray and practical jokes
I have just got hold of Iain Murray’s new biography of John MacArthur. It’s one of my holiday reads alongside ”Memoirs of a Fruitcake” (which, surprisingly, is not written by Carl Trueman). The other biography I am taking is ‘Blood and…
Comforting doctrine
I’m working on the 175th anniversary history of the First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, right now. Here is one little jewel that I came across. Elder C. H. Alexander, chairman of the local arrangements committee, was addressing the 1902 General…
Sunday’s Sermon
On Sunday I began a new series through the book of Ruth called Faithful God. Part one is entitled “The Road to Nowhere” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.
Does the Bible still speak with authority?
[vimeo 24635066 w=400 h=225] Biblical Authority in an Age of Uncertainty from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.
Abortion Debated
Take time to watch the following debate held at Westmont College between Scott Klusendorf of Life Training Institute and Nadine Strossen (former President of the ACLU).[vimeo 26031452 w=400 h=220] Abortion Debate at Westmont College from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. HT:…
The Gospels
In preparing for Sunday I got somehow distracted and found myself reading a Discussion Between Dr. E.V. Rieu and the Rev. J.B. Phillips Rieu translated Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad from the Greek for Penguin Books and they approached him to translate…
The Oldest Trick in the Book
I came across a Tim Keller sermon this weekend that’s got me thinking like crazy. You can listen to it here. **It’s awesome.** I stumbled upon it on Carolyn McCulley’s blog. The whole theology behind our eternal rest has been…
Levy, There’s an App for That!
What Paul needs to answer his Lord’s Supper problem is the new iPastor app, available for download to smartphones and iPads. Here’s the sales pitch from the ad in this month’s Reformed Man Today: Embarrassed by meeting your pastor in…
What Is a True Christian?
A Christian is someone who has obeyed the gracious command of Jesus Christ, “Look to me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other” (Is 45.22). As one believing into…