The Indwelling of the Spirit: Romans 8 with Derek Thomas Derek Thomas explains that the indwelling of the Holy Spirit isn’t just a mere influence or encouragement, but a powerful transformation in the life of every believer. “He wants them to be assured, he wants his readers, who are Christians who are trusting in the … Read more
Why We Need a Priest A great piece covering the beauty and necessity of Christ as our Priest. “One of the chief differences between the office of a prophet and a priest is that a prophet stands more intimately related to God as revealing Himself to man and a priest stands more intimately related to … Read more
Who Should Pray? A reminder that God draws people to Himself and accepts, in Jesus, our unworthy prayers. “The gospel calls poor, lame, and blind sinners, those who are full of sin and putrefying spiritual sores, to come to Christ for healing—to Him who delights in showing mercy and love to miserable creatures. Luther once … Read more
Was Jesus a Great Teacher or God Incarnate? A short, but convincting overview of the scriptural evidence for Jesus’ claims about himself. “C.S. Lewis said, “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I … Read more
Bad News and Very Good News The good news and the bad news from the book of Micah. “Micah ends with an extraordinary picture of saving mercy. It is one of the most beautiful images of grace in the Scriptures. In Micah 7:19, the prophet describes the Lord taking the sins of His people and … Read more
A Gathering Storm: The Build-Up to the Great Ejection A lengthy article that gives some very helpful insights into the puritans and the history of the Church in the United Kingdom. “Baxter believed that if a tolerant and modified Episcopacy, sufficiently agreeable to many of Presbyterian convictions, were introduced, the majority of the Puritans would … Read more
A Lesson from Peter the Barber An excellent article by Dr. Carl Trueman on life lessons from Martin Luther’s pastoral care and his treatise on prayer. “To anyone familiar with late medieval piety and, indeed, with Reformation practice, it is clear what Luther is doing. Medieval catechetical instruction was structured by the elements of the … Read more
Sovereign over Every Detail: Ultimately with R.C. Sproul A vivid reminder of the soverignty of God over all things. “But that’s God, and that’s how God works. They say it’s the devil that’s in the details. No, no, no, no, no. It’s God who is in the details. Sovereign over every one of them, working … Read more
Heaven Is Being with Christ A helpful reminder that for all the glories of the world to come, the central glory and most blessed gift will be the presence of Christ Himself with us. “Heaven is utterly Christ-centred. The Lamb is in the midst of that throne which itself is at the very heart of … Read more
The Ordinary Man God uses ordinary people to grow His church. He supplies all of our needs when we need them. “…people want that right now but God doesn’t give Grace in that way He gives it for each day. Everything we need just for that day and then the Grace will be there for … Read more