I have been using Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening readings more or less for the past thirty years, and they never fail to amaze me with their pastoral insight and their constant relevance. Having been thinking recently of the number of…
The first week of September (!) I received my first piece of Christmas mail: a holiday subscription offer from Time magazine. This week I received a similar offer from Christianity Today. That’s evangelical Christianity for you: a couple of weeks…
From John Piper: 1. The good news of God’s substituting his Son for us on the cross depends on it.“Truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate,…
Does God’s sovereignty extend even to the pain we experience? Is His good providence at work in cancer, job loss, or abandonment? Can we trust that God is both in control and good when life hurts? This Friday at Church…
In defending the prerogatives of the pope as the successor of Peter, Roman Catholics commonly appeal to Matthew 16:19, where Jesus says to Peter, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on…
“I must hold to the old Gospel: I can do no other: God helping me, I will endure the consequences of what men think obstinacy.” Charles Spurgeon
As a Texan I have always been a fan of David Robinson, “The Admiral.” He was a truly great player but he is also an exceptionally decent man. Robinson was recently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. His speech…
Not long before I came to be their Teaching Pastor, Church of the Saviour journeyed through Stephen Smallman’s wonderful little book 40 Days on the Mountain. Now Smallman has a new book entitled The Walk. Publisher’s Description: The Walk is…
So what do you think? What does this say about our ecclesiology?
In critiquing the Roman Catholic Church for pursuing earthly riches, Calvin employs an interpretive principle that holds the Old Testament and the New Testament in proper relationship. Calvin was critical of the Catholics for the magnificence of their churches and…
