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In mid-August Germany saw a religious open-air on stage in Cologne as was probably never seen before. Never before did a visit of one individual receive so much attention as that of the first German Pope since the 11th century, Joseph Ratzinger. When the 78-year-old German was elected Pope the leading German newspaper, the Bild, […]

Can we imagine life without the spoken and written word? If humanity lost the ability to learn and use language our civilization would be reduced to an extent that we can hardly imagine. How could we convey ideas? Such a possibility seems to be quite unbelievable and qualifies for the realm of fantasy. But a […]

Unconverted people do not have much interest in the right use of the Lords day and countless Christians are confused about it. This confusion will not go away until we all take on board eleven important facts. WHAT ARE THE FACTS? 1.When the Bible says ‘Sabbath’, it does not mean ‘Saturday’. ‘Sabbath’ is not the […]

Princeton and Preaching, Archibald Alexander and the Christian Ministry, written by James M Garretson, (Banner of Truth Trust, hardback, 304 pages, £16.75) is a book which has recently appeared. Although this book is primarily directed to ministers, everyone should profit from the excellent account of Alexander’s life given in the first chapter. Garretson’s purpose is […]

Behold, the Potter and the clay, He forms His vessels as He’s pleased; Such is our God and such are we The subjects of His high decree. Does not the Potter’s power extendO’er all the mass, which part to choose? And mold it for a nobler end, And which to leave for viler use? May […]

When all my labors and trials are o’er, And I am safe on that beautiful shore, Just to be near the dear Lord I adoreWill through the ages by glory for me. When by the gift of His infinite grace, I am afforded in heaven a place, Just to be there and to look on […]

The scene Mark describes in his gospel of the soldiers mocking our Lord has become a sad feature of our world today. There is a certain peace-keeping force in one country and the local population is angry. There are snipers and car-bombs and ambushes. Suspects are arrested and put in prison and the guards get […]

The word of God says, “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Saviour. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in […]

During my days in Kenya this past summer I spent hours with a converted Somali Moslem named Mohamed. He served me in innumerable ways, unobtrusively, sacrificially, humorously and imaginatively. He was a refugee from Somalia escaping from the civil war in that land. When he first was invited to discussion groups with other Somali men […]

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Saviour. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. (Eph. 5:22-24) Submission […]

Towards the end of his epistle, the writer of Hebrews exhorts his readers to lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin that so easily entangles us (Heb.l2:1). Within this single exhortation, we are told something about how easy and how difficult it is for us to deal with our residual sin. We do well seriously […]

My friend the national children’s work coordinator of the Presbyterian Church in Wales writes to me to announce a “Creating a Powerpoint Presentation” Saturday Conference. It will be “A practical session to create a finished PowerPoint presentation” and costs £10 including a two course lunch. You will need to bring a laptop and your Microsoft […]

When we study church history and see who God has used in an unusual way, we normally expect to be reading about preachers, men who have been used to bring many into the kingdom or to give strong leadership. But others were also much used in the Great Awakening of the 18th century: not preachers, […]

The annual Sovereign Grace Fellowship Pastor’s Conference was held on May 16-18, 2005 at Faith Mission. There were about 25 men who stayed through the whole time, with various others passing through for individual sessions. The keynote speaker this year was Alex Montoya. Pastor Montoya is the associate professor of pastoral ministries at the Master’s […]

I have been wondering these past days what thinking people (we should all be thinking people!) made, and are making, of hurricane Katrina. The devastation is mind numbing and hard to take in. Thousands killed; hundreds of thousands left homeless; children bereft of parents and parents of children; a great city and many smaller communities […]

I am one upset pastor. The other day I read about the largest church in America. The auditorium is a refurbished basketball arena with over seventeen thousand weekly attendees. Apparently the building has no cross or any other religious symbols but does boast of two waterfalls and an arcade for video games amongst other amenities. […]

“Sir, as to this matter, I am at a point with you;[1] for if I am out of prison today, I will preach the gospel again tomorrow – by the help of God!“ These spirited but respectful words were John Bunyan’s parting shot to the judges who sentenced him to prison for preaching the gospel […]

“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”Esther 4:14 Not every time period in history […]

Clare Asquith has written a book, Shadowplay: the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare (384 pp, Public Affairs, £18.99). Her thesis is not simply that Shakespeare was a secret practicing Roman Catholic, but that he was trained at Oxford and perhaps at an English seminary abroad and that he devoted his career to […]

Peter’s denial in the courtyard is the most infamous incident in his life. What could have prevented it? The answer to that question is very simple. If Peter had heeded the words of Jesus he would not have fallen. If Peter had prayed, and if he had watched he would not have denied his Lord […]

It seems to me there are three principal ways in which we can deny the Lord; i] First, it is possible to deny him first of all by explicit and forthright denial This is the kind of denial of which Peter was guilty here. In other words, there is a straightforward question, “Do you know […]

A code Dan Brown left on the dust jacket of his wildly successful book, The Da Vinci Code, hints that his next book will focus on Free Masonry. In preparation, we can focus some of our thinking on Masonry’s “Royal Secret,” as it is called by Albert Pike, a universally-recognized spokesman for Masonry. The “royal […]

Books on living the Christian life are a dime a dozen. The shelves of Christian bookstores bow under the weight of myriad titles promising freedom from bondage, secrets of debt free living, keys to loving other people, and a whole host of other practical matters. But the one that has weighed in most heavily of […]

Dr. Fred Malone of First Baptist Church in Clinton, Louisiana says that his church has weathered the hurricane well. They do have branches and trees down all around them. However, the Lord has been very good in protecting the church building itself and the homes of the members of the church. They do not have […]

On his 89th birthday (August 31) NPR Senior News Analyst, Daniel Schorr, observed that President Bush had “staked out a non-position†on the debate between evolution and intelligent design. Bush had said that “both sides ought to be properly taught in the schools of America.†Then, with manifest scorn, Schorr linked the devastation of Hurricane […]