Few things depress me as much as how few Christians read Pilgrim’s Progress. I fear that a generation are growing up in churches without knowing this remarkable book. I’ve often wondered about adding it as a condition to church membership. Great Commission Publications,…
In the light of recent events I would like to retract all my insults of Carl Trueman, he has a full head of hair, he’s definitely over 5ft ,he looks good in his spandex running gear, the videos he’s done…
Few things are tougher to do today than evangelize. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Few things seem tougher to do today than evangelize. Why the modification-on-the-fly? Because too many of us think and act as if everyone beyond the church…
Family worship. I know your reaction when you read those two words. I used to have the same response! Whenever that term or one like it was mentioned, I would inwardly cringe. Similar to the reaction many of us have…
Family worship. I know your reaction when you read those two words. I used to have the same response! Whenever that term or one like it was mentioned, I would inwardly cringe. Similar to the reaction many of us have…
Lots of our readers will have got hold of Sam Allberry’s excellent book ‘Is God anti gay?‘. Sam is involved in the leadership of the website ‘Living Out’ , the strapline of the website is ‘We’re a group of Christians who…
All preachers have annoying habits. People in my congregation occasionally talk about the claw. I find myself making a point and I have this mystery claw I turn my hand into and hold it by my head. Don Carson went…
A couple of bits and pieces to recommend, either of which you might already have sampled, I hope to your edification. First, Antinomianism by Mark Jones (Amazon.com). We are not lacking expressions of the blunter forms of antinomianism in our…
I believe that our churches should be devoted to consumer-driven worship. That is, we should identify the target audience of our worship service: our consumer. We should then conduct studies to determine what our target audience likes in worship. What…
Architecturally, Westminster Theological Seminary is a peculiar place. Located north of Philadelphia Pennsylvania on an old estate, at the center of the campus stands an old stone mansion, an homage to bygone days. Wrapped around the mansion–which houses an assortment…
