self esteem The Myth of Self-Esteem October 03, 2020 “Never criticise” is the mantra that we are all told these days when it comes to working with young people. I don't know if it is still the case, but for a while
humility Thinking of Ourselves Rightly September 09, 2020 The following article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Tabletalk magazine. Just as most of us cringe when we hear the sound of our own recorded voice, so most of us
prayer Humble Prayer Under Humbling Providences August 12, 2020 It becomes us to be humble under humbling providences. - Matthew Henry The providences connected to COVID-19 are humbling, whatever one’s opinions of the problems and solutions. Perhaps the greatest blessing of
reasonableness The Elusive Trait of Reasonableness July 25, 2020 (This article first appeared in the Reformed Presbyterian Witness--reprinted here with permission. That article in turn drew on one I wrote which first appeared here at Gentle Reformation. Anyhow, with the all the
servant leader If You Want to be a Servant-Leader... July 08, 2020 As a pastor, I’m asked for counsel by young people contemplating their calling as they embark on education or as they enter the workforce. Inquiries also arise from people considering a career
humility Humility, Not Hubris, Leads to Greatness November 30, 2019 Instead of striving for advancement, we should serve others in love. Humble as our work may be, Christ uses it to advance His great kingdom.
demonology Interview With the Satanist April 13, 2017 In my undergrad days, I along with a team of other students made weekly visits to a juvenile detention center in order to talk about the Lord with the incarcerated young men and
A Guide to Christian Living A Sweet Ouch June 11, 2013 From A_ Guide to Christian Living_ (pages pp.28-31),_ _a devotional extracted from the third book of John Calvin's Institutes of Christian Religion: When Scripture commands us in our dealings with men to
biblical truth Coming to Grips with Calvinism, part 2: Transformational Truth December 13, 2011 ** **The last (and first!) entry ended with a plea to consider the claims of Calvinism for whatever biblical truth they may represent and expound. This next series of entries will examine (relatively briefly)