Archive for 'Biblical'
Blessed are the pure in heart
Many of the ordinary, everyday things we do result in a mess, and a large part of our lives is spent in trying to keep things clean, or make them pure. How many of the items [...]
His Majesty’s government
Once, while engaged in a pastoral visit with my wife, the subject of Christian books came up. The lady we had come to see asked me what I was reading. ‘It’s called 40 Questions on Elders [...]
Myths about heaven
On 24 November 2008 The Streets released the first single from their eagerly awaited album, ‘Everything is borrowed’. The single was called ‘Heaven for the weather’ and the chorus went like this: I want to go [...]
Heaven and hell
What do they have in common? Our university lecturers set examination questions that began, ‘Compare and contrast…’ to draw out our knowledge of two related issues. I always found it easier to see the stark contrasts [...]
How the mighty have fallen
In spite of the cynics’ raised eye-brows David’s song of lament over the death of Saul and Jonathan in 2 Samuel 1:17-27 is a genuine heart-felt expression of grief at the loss of his king and [...]
Ministering to the afflicted
When Job was afflicted, his friends loved him to the extent that they got alongside him and sat with him for a week in silence and then wrestled with him over the issues raised by his [...]
The third day He rose from the dead
At Easter we celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We remember that He was crucified and died on Good Friday and that He rose from the dead on the third day – [...]
A prayer for today
The following article was written while the writer was on holiday in New England. Spiritually the place is far different from the 1740-50s when Edwards and others knew such remarkable evidences of the mercy of God [...]
How should I benefit from communion?
Many helpful books and articles have been written on how the believer can and should benefit from partaking the Lord’s Supper. At the heart of most of them the believer is encouraged to meditate on Christ, [...]
The blessing of unanswered prayer
There is an arresting line in George Croly’s hymn ‘Spirit of God, descend upon my heart’ (New Christian Hymns, 342) in which he prays ‘teach me the patience of unanswered prayer’. There is another hymn, whose [...]
A little known quarryman in Wales
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So you have no children?
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The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou
Being counted for Christ
I would pray that god give me courage to do more thanks for this artic