With the Lord
I doubt that many readers of this blog would know a brother by the name of Johnny Farese. Johnny was born with spinal muscular atrophy. By the time I had the privilege of meeting him in person, he had been…
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The Refs 2014
We are delighted to announce the winners of this years Refs 2014 It’s the equivalent of the Reformed Oscars and a highly prestigious award that can lead to massively increased book sales. Books considered are not limited to those…
From heaven he came and sought her
‘From Heaven He Came and Sought Her’ edited by David and Jonathan Gibson has not appeared on any blog for a few days so let me try and add to the publicity juggernaut ,I recently interviewed the Gibson brothers for Evangelicals Now…
William Bridge’s Ministry of Encouragement in A Lifting Up for the Downcast
William Bridge was born about the year 1600 in Cambridgeshire, England. He entered Emmanuel College of Cambridge University, where he received his B.A. in 1623 and his M.A. in 1626. He became the rector of St. Peter’s, Hungate, Norwich, where…
William Bridge’s Ministry of Encouragement in A Lifting Up for the Downcast
William Bridge was born about the year 1600 in Cambridgeshire, England. He entered Emmanuel College of Cambridge University, where he received his B.A. in 1623 and his M.A. in 1626. He became the rector of St. Peter’s, Hungate, Norwich, where…
A Lenten warning
Just in case someone thinks that the observance of Lent is not the start of a slippery slope, consider the following sad case of a man who thought it did not matter much . . .
Not relenting
I know I have been here before, but it is that time of year when we hear of those noble spirits who will be relinquishing chocolate (Book of Additions, chapter 1, verse 28), smartphones (Second Letter to the Accretions, chapter…
Five Offensive Statements/Actions: What White People Say and Do
Reformation 21 exists for the purposes of, “Encouraging biblical thinking, living, worship, ministry, and constructive cultural engagement.” I desire to engage the latter in this post. To be clear, I am not playing the race card nor am I claiming…
Ian Hamilton on elders
Last week we had a Men’s evening at IPC with Ian Hamilton from Cambridge Presbyterian Church. I’d asked Ian to speak on eldership and he was outstanding. It seems to me that we spend enormous amounts of effort and thinking…
Let’s Talk About Sex
In 1991, Cherly James and Sandra Denton, also known as Salt-n-Pepa, released a song titled, “Let’s Talk About Sex.” In the opening stanza, they recorded, “Let’s talk about sex for now to the people at home or in the crowd.…