Today’s Quick Word
1 Timothy 1:1-2 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, […]
John Newton, Diary for 1767
John Newton’s 1767 Diary Some authors wait a long time to see their work reach publication. In Newton’s case, the wait for this one has been 256 years! Rhys Bezzant, […]
Today’s Quick Word
2 Kings 1:13-14 So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, […]
Is God Finished with the Jews?
In this interview I speak with Rev. Dr. Mark Durie, one of Australia’s leading experts on the the Qur’an and the Christian faith. Dr. Durie explains how the teaching of […]
Readings in Proverbs, Day 5
Day 5: Righteousness and Wickedness – part 1 Ill-gotten gain at first glance may look like a superb feast, but soon the food turns rotten, becoming infested with maggots! It […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 109:4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. This is an interesting juxtaposition of ideas. Here is a man who has gone out […]
Luke 16 and the Call to Christian Mission
One of the parables of Jesus which has always perplexed me is that of the Unjust Manager in Luke 16:1-15. Taken on its own, the parable seems to justify unjust […]
Today’s Quick Word
Daniel 3:8, 28 At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. … … Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Thessalonians 3:7-9 Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm in […]
Readings in Proverbs, Day 4
Day 4: Wisdom and foolishness – part 4 Wisdom cannot be bought or sold, as it is more valuable than a precious jewel (Prov. 20:15) and we pray to acquire […]
Today’s Quick Word
1 Kings 19:18 “Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel – all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him.” Discouragement is one […]
Interview: Rosaria Butterfield
Rosaria Butterfield’s new book Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age (Crossway, 2023) is one of the most important Christian books published in the last twenty-five years. In it Rosaria tackles everything from […]
The Threat of Temptation
Don’t lead your brother into sin Paul tells us in Romans 14:13, “to never put a stumbling block or hinderance in the way of a brother”. That’s sound advice, as […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 102:8-10 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse. For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my […]
Today’s Quick Word
Ezekiel 45:10 You are to use accurate scales, an accurate ephah and an accurate bath. Ezekiel took 9 chapters (40-48) to describe in detail the vision he was given of […]
Today’s Quick Word
Colossians 1:9-10 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his […]
