Rekindling the flame
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…
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Highlights from Walter Marshall’s “Gospel Mystery of Sanctification” (4)
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…
Obama and Embryo Adoption
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…
The Vatican Files no. 10
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…
The Vatican Files no. 10
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…
Hidden in the heart
We are repeatedly warned that the interweb, not least Google (other search engines are available), is changing the way we think, the way we remember. Tech gurus tell us that no longer do we remember information, we remember where to…
Highlights from Walter Marshall’s “Gospel Mystery of Sanctification” (3)
So far, as we have pointed to some highlights of Walter Marshall’s justly lauded book, “Gospel Mystery of Sanctification,” we have learned the following from him about growth in grace in the Christian life: 1. Those who have been saved…
Four Reasons Why Public Critique Does Not Invoke Matthew 18
In following the dialogue on Ref21 between Drs. Belcher and Collins, I was struck by a complaint from Collins that Belcher should have picked up the phone and discussed his concerns privately. This demand for personal contact prior to public…
God’s family on earth
Having done a little travelling over the last few days, I should like to attest once more to the following: How glorious is the thought that there is a family even upon earth of which the Son of God holds…
Follow the Texas Conference Live
Our good friend Rev. Andrew Moody will be live blogging the Texas Hill Country Bible conference here. Click to follow along as Derek Thomas, Steve Lawson, and Paul Jones unfold God’s truth in Texas!