Lines Written Above Earth While Flying From Melbourne To London
Tom Blunden, our history teacher at Newcastle Boys’ High School used to decry the fact that the school’s curriculum was structured in such a way that we could take either […]
Today’s Quick Word
Song of Songs 3:6-9 Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant? […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 38:3-6 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; my bones have no soundness because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden […]
Review: The World Conquered by the Faithful Christian
Title: The World Conquered by the Faithful Christian Author: Richard Alleine Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications Year: 2019 We frequently hear from prosperity gospel teachers how the Christian life ought to be one of […]
The Attributes of God: All-Powerful
God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. Our culture often thinks about power as a bad thing. “Power corrupts”, we […]
BETWEEN THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT
Christians live between life here on earth and the life to come. Sometimes life here seems rather mundane – we are washing dishes, picking up the washing, taking out the […]
Today’s Quick Word
Numbers 3:9-10 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him. Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as […]
Longing for my children
(I have changed names and details to protect identity) Zahrah knew she would soon be dead if she didn’t leave. She pressed her one-year-old son to her breast, while the […]
Pointing to the Pasturelands
Author: J. I. Packer Publisher: Lexham Press Year: 2021 J. I. Packer was one of the most influential evangelical theologians of the past century. His Fundamentalism and the Word of God (1958), Evangelism and the Sovereignty […]
Review of John Newton’s Diary, 1766
Review of John Newton’s Diary, 1766, edited by Marylynn Rouse for the John Newton Project, 2021. This is Newton’s diary for 1766, under the theme of ‘developing a pastoral ministry’. There […]
Review: God’s Way of Holiness
Review of Horatius Bonar, God’s Way of Holiness: Finding true holiness through true peace, Fearn: Christian Focus Publications, 1999. Sometimes we need to be reminded of classic works that have been republished. […]
Review: Turn and Live
Author: Nathaniel Vincent Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Year: 2015 Am I truly saved? How do I share the gospel with someone knowing that God is sovereign? What are the consequences of rejecting God? […]
Social Media and Spiritual Warfare: Part 1
Social media has allowed us to keep in touch with friends and family across the globe, discover new information and meet people with similar interests. But at what price? Let […]
The Art of Divine Contentment
Author: Thomas Watson Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications Year: 2019 If you are anything like me, you will struggle with contentment as a Christian. It’s easy to be constantly thinking and contemplating what […]
A Perceptive Tailor
The middle-aged tailor stood at his bench-top, measuring out a suit when my husband and I entered. Like most tailors in Pakistan, he worked hard for a living and spent […]
A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
At Thessalonica, Paul and the early Christian evangelists were accused of being men who had ‘turned the world upside down’ (Acts 17:6). Actually, they were trying to turn it right-side […]
