The Life of R. B. Kuiper: a Brief Summary A brief overview of the life of R.B. Kuiper. “Kuiper’s life and ministry spans the critical period from orthodoxy at the beginning of this century, through the period of turmoil and theological decline in the ’20s and ’30s and up to the period of the Reformed … Read more
5 Tips for Creating Healthy Bible-Reading Habits An overview of some ways to build a lifelong habit of bible reading. “…if your Bible reading has been a disaster, or at least far from what you want, don’t despair: the Spirit who gave the word longs to bring the word to us. We need to find … 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
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
Samuel Rutherford: Marks of the Man An overview of the character of Samuel Rutherford, one of the Scottish Commisioners to the Westminster Assembly. His longing was to lift the Lord Jesus high in the nation of Scotland. The majesty and loveliness of Christ was the outstanding theme of his life, and his letters show this. … Read more