TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Joshua 2:8-12 Before the spies lay down for the night, [Rahab] went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given this land to you […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Matthew 9:3-6 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in […]
EPHESIANS, 59th study
Things to Put Away “Let all bitterness and wrath… be put away from you.” (Ephesians 4:31) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:31 In this verse, Paul continues to detail the old attitudes, […]
Review of J. C. Ryle, ‘Christmas Thoughts’
Review of J. C. Ryle, Christmas Thoughts, ed. by Andrew Atherstone, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, reprinted 2022. J. C. Ryle was an unusual clergyman in that he could preach […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Isaiah 60:1-3 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but […]
Review of Spurgeon, ‘No Tears in Heaven’
Charles Spurgeon, No Tears in Heaven, Fearn: Christian Focus, 2021. Here are seven sermons from Charles Spurgeon which reveal him as his sermonic best. They are all to do […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Psalm 119:143-144 Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight. Your statutes are for ever right; give me understanding that I may live. We find ourselves […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Deuteronomy 31:16-18 And the LORD said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they […]
I AM NOW A CULTURAL WARRIOR
Should Christians be Culture Warriors? ‘I was wrong’. This is not a phrase I use a lot! At least when it comes to major subjects. Over the years I have […]
EPHESIANS, 58th study
Honouring the Spirit “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…” (Ephesians 4:30) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:30 Amid instructions about very practical patterns of living, the apostle Paul inserts a […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Matthew 3:8-10 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones […]
EPHESIANS, 57th study
Positive Speech “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouth…” (Ephesians 4:29) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:29 As tempting as it is to rush over these areas of life-change that […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Isaiah 54:14 In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Psalm 118:22-23 The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes. Understandably, the application of this verse as predictive […]
NEFARIOUS
Movie Review: Nefarious Nefarious is the best movie you’re likely not to see in 2023. Why that is the case has nothing to do with its production values—which are excellent—but […]
EPHESIANS, 56th study
Honest and Generous Living “Let the thief no longer steal…” (Ephesians 4:25) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:28 We continue to explore the transformation that takes place in the life of a […]
