judgment - Gentle Reformation

Doing Righteousness with Indignation

May 14, 2020

The Psalms encourage, engender, and express the “patience of the saints” (Revelation 13:10) and the imprecatory Psalms let us voice how hard it is to have and maintain. In our culture, we need these patience-inspiring, peace-seeking Psalms now, rather urgently.

Day of the LORD

Preaching the Day of the LORD

June 15, 2019

Chastening ExperienceSome time ago I preached a short, summertime series of sermons on the book of Zephaniah. I had studied it in college for an 'Advanced Hebrew' module. I thought it would be

Book of Numbers

Making Sense of Statistics?

October 20, 2018

I've been preparing to give two lectures on Numbers out in Africa next month - I've been delighted at some discoveries I've made in the, I have to confess hitherto, rather confusing Book

Politics

Justice: Between Certainty and Doubt

September 28, 2018

If I can admit it, it's this that gives me a measure of gratitude for what we have in Christianity. As the senate committee stumbled and fumbled in their confusion, I was led to be thankful for the way the wisdom of God meets us in that uncomfortable place.

Five Solas

Pipe Up Pastor: Justification, Sanctification, Good Works, and Judgment

October 13, 2017

Hold up! Someone on the internet is wrong. I think. Maybe. Perhaps. At least that's what I was told. She says it's him. He says it's her. He says its him. Him says

Ebola

Crisis Management

October 23, 2014

The current Ebola epidemic has dwarfed all previous outbreaks of this potent and deadly virus. Since it was first discovered in 1976 variants of the Ebola virus have infected 2,387 people in

judgment

Will all my sins be seen on the last day?

October 15, 2014

Will all my sins be seen on the last day? A friend recently asked me this question. More than that, this question has been asked me of me several times in recent months.