Rethinking Christmas
The madness is upon us again. ’Tis the season to spend a fortune. To purchase our way into our children’s hearts. To fall for the manufacturers’ thinly veiled commercialism—O look, a new model just in...
View ArticleCalvin on Christmas
“Yet when we seek our Lord Jesus Christ to find in Him alleviation of all our miseries and a sure and infallible protection we must begin at His birth. Not only is it recited to us that He was made man...
View ArticleConfessing Non-Conformity
“He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ And Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ.'” (Mark 8.29 E.S.V.) “Before leaving this subject, special attention should be called to the fact...
View ArticleAnd the Word became Flesh…
The Word of God …the Pre-Incarnate Logos …the Eternal Son …the outward expression of the inward purpose of God …the One who always was God and was always with God …the appointed Mediator …the One by...
View ArticleChristmas Morning Musings
The Lord’s word regarding the Sabbath has other helpful applications. “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Similarly, a blog is made for man, not man for a blog. Just sharing a few...
View ArticleWanting to Silence those who Show us up?
Introduction I’m planning to preach tomorrow on the murder by Cain of Abel. Time is pressing on so I’ll try to be fairly brief. Text John brings out Cain’s main motive for his murderous act, in 1 John...
View ArticleFrom Geneva to Amsterdam in Five Minutes!
Alpine Climes! I’ve just arrived back from 3 days on the slopes with Andy Jr skiing. We stayed in a beautiful little village in the Chablais region of the Northern French Alps called Les Gets – really...
View ArticleSurely God is in this place
Parked automobiles lined the road in all directions! Around five hundred people packed into the Meeting House and adjoining buildings! They had assembled with love and kindness to express their...
View ArticleTrying to Get our Morals Back
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a whole pile of other celebrity accusations, it has been sadly fascinating watching the west trying to claw its way back to some form of morality. At the...
View ArticleHow bad is bad? Reflections on Pervasive Depravity!
Just a quick blog on Genesis 6.5 – part of the passage I’m hoping to preach on tomorrow. The text will be a familiar one to most. It describes the state of affairs of the whole graceless, godless,...
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