The Storm October 10, 2024 This is a record storm! The pressure is dropping, it's picking up energy! Wow! Look at the backwall of the eye - it's so sharply defined! A sudden upgrade
The Dark Night Rises - Psalm 88 September 28, 2024 Introduction If puritan writers were often tortured with physical persecution, these faithful, godly, preachers were no strangers to spiritual affliction either. Though they were reckoned to be the most-skilled pastors at dealing with
James 1.1-18; Right Reactions? September 19, 2024 Introduction Some trials of faith can be so sudden and ferocious that they can knock us off balance, cause our hearts to tremble, confuse our minds, force us to run away, or yield
Majesty in the Mundane July 20, 2024 Introduction We're going to use this piece to look at Paul's letter to Ephesus. This "Queen of Epistles" so-called, one of the general epistles, given lack of
Our Merciful High Priest April 25, 2024 Introduction One of the most wonderful statements in the whole of the Bible is made in the second chapter of the Book of Hebrews, 2:17. Therefore, He had to be made like
Magnificent Messiah April 03, 2024 Introduction I've been rebuked this afternoon for slackness in the Scriptures - and, at the same time, been thrilled and delighted by a few of the gems that, by grace, with
Pre-Worship Psalmody Practice Makes Perfect March 28, 2024 We have so many good resources for singing Psalms well today that, by the grace of God, and with the help of the Blessed Spirit, we should devote ourselves with zeal to joyfully
EROS DEFILES Behold what manner of love? March 21, 2024 Recently, and somewhat worryingly, at a major Christian Conference, John Piper described love for Christ as more than obedience - he even ventured the term erotic, before, seemingly, correcting his "overstatement"
Why All The Grief - The Practical Use of Laments March 07, 2024 This little piece is just me thinking out loud - with time at a premium this week, I'm going to leave you to do some of the work yourself, and fill
Reproductive Technologies - IVF Sweet Home Alabama? February 29, 2024 Court Rules I must confess my surprise at the epidemic outbreak of panic and hysteria in the media and politics over a recent Alabama IVF-ruling on Feb 16. I was encouraged to hear
Why Me? January 01, 2024 The Book of Job shows him experiencing in an extreme degree the bitterness and perplexity of unexplained suffering, refusing to acquiesce in rational theories that make God's way subject to simple
Book of Ruth The Unfinished Story December 29, 2023 For a plethora of reasons, the Book of Ruth has a special place in my heart: it was one of my first expository series that I preached; read by a death bed, it
Psalm 139 The Blind Shall See.... November 30, 2023 If the tongue gets mentioned for its disproportionate effect, among functioning body parts, few are more eulogized than eyesight. The Eye Multilayering of the RETINA, with a complex light imaging system of myriadic
Religion True or False? November 09, 2023 Introduction In His book practical religion, Anglican bishop of Liverpool, JC Ryle, extols the virtues of powerful practical evangelical Christianity. Context In this little section of James chapter 1:26-27, the apostle lays
Living Wills August 24, 2023 The following notes form the minimally-edited substance of one of the lectures I gave at the RPTS last week: they're certainly not definitive or the last word on the subject -
Bluebloods? July 06, 2023 In recent weeks I've been studying Jacob's life. Genesis 30 deals with the origins of the Church and the kind of unpromising soil in which the Family of God
Creation Sabbath Sensible Sabbath-Keeping May 04, 2023 I spent yesterday evening, on the recommendation of Carl Trueman, reading a delightful little book on Natural Law, by David Haines and Andrew Fulford. Before I begin, I have two confessions to make:
John the Baptist What did Elizabeth mean? April 20, 2023 I was reflecting this morning on the prophetic greeting given to Mary when the unborn infant John leapt in his mother's womb. What did Elizabeth believe? Elizabeth believed that Mary had
Genesis 18 Intercessory Prayer March 09, 2023 Introduction In light of huge need, before the Coming of the Lord, it is good to be reminded of the call to intercede. Context How does Abraham, the Man of Faith, who had
Genesis 16 Anything you can do.... February 23, 2023 We are called to walk by faith, through which we are also justified. Far too often, believers including mature saints, even in top ecclesiastical posts, seek to further God's work by
Sabbath Day The Son & The Sabbath January 26, 2023 Over the past two weeks, given Christ's statement in the Gospels, I've been mulling over the question of how the Sabbath of Creation connects with Christ as Son. The
Genesis 12.1-3 Carving Out A Reputation? January 05, 2023 There are two main ways for people to seek import and repute. One is to seek awards, applause or acolytes with a self-constructed legend or legacy of genius, industry, wealth, philanthropy, family or
Did You Forget the Tree? December 01, 2022 As the festive season approaches, it is good to ask why we engage in celebration? What is the real reason for the season? For certain, this is a time, when most professing Christians,
A Very Important Reason to Keep Preaching Hell to Mature Believers! November 28, 2022 It can be tempting for pastors and elders, who serve gathered congregations of saints, to be misled into thinking that we no longer need to reflect on the excruciating sorrows of the damned.
