No More Curse! August 13, 2026 I don’t think there is anyone in Ireland who doesn’t know that County Mayo won the All-Ireland men’s Gaelic football cup on 26 July. Most people also seem to know the strange legend that claims Mayo couldn’t win before now.
The God who makes bitter things sweet July 17, 2026 At Marah, God makes bitter water sweet. It's a picture of what God continually does for his people—he makes bitter things sweet.
Pastor Albert N. Martin April 19, 2026 Pastor Martin preached as if he was dying to have you either converted or sanctified. And supporting his preaching was the scrupulous consistency of a man determined to keep a clear conscience before God and men.
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! (Happy St Patrick's Day) March 20, 2026 St Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival! The largest parade on earth takes place in New York City and two million people turn out to watch it. All of which raises the question: who was this guy?!
God's plan for 2026 January 16, 2026 The beginning of a new year brings all kinds of emotions with it: optimism, hope and excitement, certainly; but also anxiety, uncertainty, even fear. How do we face the future as believers?
Millionaire Slumdog: a Riches-to-Rags Story December 19, 2025 How would you feel about giving up your comfort and ease to live in a slum? The gospel is the ultimate riches-to-rags and rags-to-riches story: the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
What is the Gospel? November 21, 2025 If someone asked you to explain the Christian message in just a few minutes, would you know what to say? There are all kinds of good things that we could say, but what are the essentials that must be communicated?
Nicene Creed Always Reforming - the Nicene Creed October 17, 2025 The Reformers didn’t see themselves as innovators but as renovators. It is the Reformers who are the true heirs of Nicaea.
Personal Evangelism Reaching Outsiders with our Words July 18, 2025 Our lives will either reinforce or contradict our message—but the message must be communicated in words. In Colossians 4.6, Paul mentions three characteristics that must be true of our words.
Personal Evangelism Reaching Outsiders With our Lives May 16, 2025 Evangelism is not just for the ‘professionals’. In Colossians 4.5-6, Paul tells his readers how they are to relate towards ‘outsiders’—non-Christians who know nothing about the gospel.
Picture This... April 18, 2025 I wonder how many children grow up with completely wrong ideas about Scripture simply because of a misleading picture in a story book. How often do they end up distorting what the text actually says?
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! (Happy St Patrick's Day) March 20, 2025 St Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival. So who was this guy?! What did he do that was such a big deal?
Evangelism Books on Evangelism February 21, 2025 Since I have this little mound of evangelism books sitting on my desk I thought I would recommend some of them here.
Christmas We Three Kings... December 20, 2024 The story of the Magi’s visit has been embellished with all kinds of imaginative details. Why does Matthew include this story in his gospel?
A Good Death? October 18, 2024 No doubt many who campaign for the right to assisted suicide are doing so for the best of intentions, out of care and compassion for the dying. But a law of this magnitude will have all kinds of harmful unintended consequences
When a Christian Leader Falls September 20, 2024 Two desperately sad announcements were posted yesterday, by Trinity Bible Church in Dallas and the board of OnePassion Ministries... Let’s make every effort to respond to this news in as godly a way as possible.
Dealing with Debaters May 17, 2024 Have you ever tried to share the gospel with someone and they keep bringing up one objection after another? How did you respond? Did you patiently try to answer each argument? Did it
How can we sing the Lord’s songs in Babylon? March 15, 2024 Can you picture the scene? A group of Jewish exiles have gathered for their daily catch-up by the banks of the Euphrates river at the end of another working day. Everywhere they
Christmas Blessed Among all Women December 15, 2023 It would be easy to overreact against the excessive devotion given to Mary. But she was “blessed among women”. She has so much to teach us about grace, humility, faith and obedience.
Guidance Decisions, Decisions! September 15, 2023 How do we know what God wants us to do in any given situation? Is there one right option that is God’s will and we have to find it or we are doomed to live a second-best life? What if I get it wrong?
Parenting The Key to Utopia June 16, 2023 If you were able to put one law on the statute books that would transform society if everyone obeyed it, what law would you choose?
pastors Remember your Leaders March 17, 2023 On 4 March our congregation lost the man who had pastored the church for 35 years before me. I want to share the main points of the two messages I preached the day after his death.
Day of Judgment He comes to judge the earth February 17, 2023 The Bible tells us about an event that causes the heavens to be glad and the earth to rejoice. What is it?
Providence On Eagles' Wings January 20, 2023 Sometimes the Lord in his wisdom pushes us out of our nest and we drop like a stone. It seems unbelievably cruel, but he knows what he is doing and is ready to help...
heart Following up on a Spiritual MRI of the Heart December 16, 2022 A month ago I wrote about how to carry out a spiritual MRI of our hearts. Let’s assume you’ve done that and you now have the results. Now what? The answer is not some esoteric secret available only to an initiated few. It’s the ABC of Christian living.
