In chaotic times, we search for direction. What do you do in the middle of a pandemic? Riots? Racial strife and wars? A collapsing economy? Christians have been through all of this before. This is one of the main reasons we should study history. We realize that, though our times are full of trials and …
In Dundee, Scotland, Robert Murray M’Cheyne lay dying of typhus at age 29, his soaring fever resistant to all treatment. But rather than focus on his ailment, he turned to the Lord. He prayed, quoted Scripture, and sang hymns, with his last coherent words coming from William Cowper’s hymn, “Sometimes the light surprises the Christian as he sings.” …
A Disciplined Ministry: Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813 – 1843) Read More »
I experienced a bit of providence in my daily Bible reading. The Old Testament reading was from 1 Kings 12, where the new (and young) King Rehoboam asks for opinions about how he should establish his authority. Coming after his father, King Solomon, Rehoboam had big shoes to fill! The older councilors gave this advice: “If …
Herman Bavinck, Dutch theologian and Christian leader of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, delivered the first edition of his Christian Worldview in 1904, and later revised and republished it in 1913. Through the good work of Crossway publishers and editorial/translation work of Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, James Eglinton, and Cory C. Brock, this important work is …
Learning from Herman Bavinck’s “Christian Worldview” Read More »
John Stott was ordained in 1945 and has served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London as assistant curate, as Rector, and as Rector Emeritus since 1975. Stott’s broad interests in theology, Christology, evangelism, and apologetics are reflected in his many books. The misconception that religion and politics do not mix is reinforced by the fact …
“Was Jesus Political?”—John R. W. Stott (1921 – 2011) Read More »
When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” Acts 16:27-28 Police in Los Alamos, New Mexico, burst through the …
Scripture’s Answer to the COVID-19 Suicide Spike Read More »