Category Archives: Preaching

The Prodigal

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Last week I attend a Charles Simeon Workshop in Mississauga, Ontario. I cannot recommend these workshops enough. The purpose is to make preachers and teachers of the Word better. I won’t go into the details of the workshops–the link in … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Sarcasm . . .

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

. . . or of truth-telling: http://www.reformation21.org/articles/what-if-life-was-complex.php

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I Love It When This Happens

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (ESV) 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Cross

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

I recently read a commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:18. I found it to be an especially poignant statement that we would do well to heed today. Below is a quote: 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those … Continue reading →

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What Difference Can One Person Make? (William Carey)–from Frontline Fellowship.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Full source here. It’s impossible! It can’t be done! Don’t be ridiculous – what difference can one person make? Have you ever encountered those kinds of reactions? Anyone who embarks on a challenging enterprise – especially those determined to end … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Reminder

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

This Monday is Memorial Day in the US. It is a day where soldiers who have died in service to their country are honoured. Those veterans who are still living, or who have died since serving, are also honoured. The … Continue reading →

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Perhaps Christianity Has no Intellectual Future in North America . . .

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

. . . which is to say, no future at all. Sean McDowell, Truth Matters Tour, a Review. Last Sunday night a few of us attended the “Truth Matters Tour,” hosted at Global Kingdom Ministries. Phil Wickham and Paul Baloche … Continue reading →

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A Workshop for Preachers: Exodus

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Simeon Trust. TRINITY CHURCH STREETSVILLE IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO MAY  2-4, 2012 Sparky Pritchard is the senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, where he has served since 1989. After earning his Master’s Degree in Bible, he did post-graduate work in New … Continue reading →

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QOTD

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

William Tyndale TRANSLATOR OF THE FIRST ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT “Let it not make thee despair, neither yet discourage thee, O reader, that it is forbidden thee in pain of life and goods, or that it is made breaking of the … Continue reading →

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From Themelios | One of the Best Arguments for Original Language Study I’ve Read.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

First, two things: Remember that John Bunyan taught himself the Biblical languages. Second, the first section of this article is a very good argument for Bible study in general, so please do not dismiss this as an article only for vocational … Continue reading →

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