Tag Archives: Bible

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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Agassiz and the Fish: This is a Great Story.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

This is a great story for anyone interested in reading the Bible. Here it is.

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A Mission and Vision Statement

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

This was, and still is, our mission and vision statement. I wrote this in 1993, and think that it is probably still helpful. It does need some application to current situations, and some might be confused about some terminology: Our … Continue reading →

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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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Why don’t we talk about these?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Since the postwar 1940′s and 50′s, which saw the rise of the parachurch movement, there has been a great emphasis on Christian unity. Much of this unity, however, has been at the expense of two important Christian doctrines, which are … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Islam Foretold in the Gospel of John

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Actually, not just Islam. John 16:2 (ESV) 2 They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. I realise that in the immediate context Jesus … Continue reading →

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TIM KELLER: SIN IS THE SUICIDAL ACTION OF THE SELF

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

TIM KELLER: SIN IS THE SUICIDAL ACTION OF THE SELF Every one of our sinful actions has a suicidal power on the faculties that put that action forth. When you sin with the mind, that sin shrivels the rationality. When … Continue reading →

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Free E-Book on Sanctification by John Piper

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Find it here. Excellent resource!

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The Church Effeminate by Stephen C. Perks

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Effeminacy in Leadership: More the Effect Than the Cause of God’s Judgment Reproduced below is a very keen and penetrating analysis of the nature of the deplorable upsurge of effeminacy in the church, with the locus of the phenomenon placed … Continue reading →

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