Since Loving theLittle Years came out, we have heard of a lot of people eager to share it with others. So we thought we would help out.
You Know, Stuff
There is a sense in which (I have argued) every thoughtful Christian must be a conservative. The Holy Spirit has done a lot thus far in the history of our people, and we must live up to what we have already attained. We must conserve it. There is another sense in which we are to …
A Good Ending
We find the story of the rich young ruler in all three synoptics, but the gospel of Mark has some unique details (Mark 10:17). In Matthew and Luke, he just shows up somehow, and asks his question (Matt. 19:16; Luke 18:18). But in Mark, he runs up and he kneels. In all three, when Jesus …
Ichabod
INTRODUCTION:The sign that had been given to Eli about the fall of his house was the fact that his two sons would die on the same day. He heard this news just seconds before he himself died. He had also heard the news that disaster for his house was disaster for all of Israel as …
Becoming a Certain Kind of Person
As we come to worship the Lord, and as we prepare our hearts to confess our sins, we have to take care that we do this as Christians. The carnal attitude toward sin thinks no more than about “breaking or keeping a rule.” This is the religious mentality. This is paganism; it is legalism. The …
Sitting or Reclining
You have heard many times that there is no neutrality, not anywhere, and not in anything. This is not the same thing as saying there is only one way to do something, but it does mean that we should think about everything that we do. For example, we are seated as we partake of this …
Spiritual Bone Cancer
Father in heaven, we know that rottenness in the bones is not simply a consequence of sin, but is the sin itself. When we are not being honest with You, we are trying to hide sin, or spin it, or explain it, or otherwise manage it. We confess to You that as a nation, we …
He Has No Problem With It
“When we consider the relationship of the infinite Creator of the finite creature, we do have a problem understanding how true natural liberty can coexist with a sovereign God superintending all events in the universe. But the reconciliation of these two biblical truths is ultimately to be found in the mind of God. It is …
Grand Particularities
“From the very beginning, immense pressure was exerted to tone down the gospel and make it something else than an exclusive gospel, to take out of it what Dr. Thomas Chalmers liked to describe as ‘the grand particularities’ of the gospel” (Macartney, Preaching Without Notes, pp. 14-15)
The Ground of Liberty
“The debate, then, is not between Christians who affirm the liberty and responsibility of creatures, and those who deny such liberty. Rather, it is between those who ground the liberty of creatures in the strength and power of God, and those who ground it in the strength and power of man” (Back to Basics, p. …