“Again, note the need for high levels of courage. If we are preaching in such a way that courage is not necessary, then what are we doing” (Why Ministers Must Be Men, p. 56).
Golden Words and Dead Lives
“If ministers are to see any fruit from their ministry, they must first sanctify themselves and cleanse their hearts by repentance before they presume to stand up to rebuke sin in others. Let them not think that their golden words will do as much good as their dead lives will do harm” (Perkins, The Art …
An Epidemic of Hot Water in the Morning
I had been working my way through Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma when I was, as I put it, overtooken by events. Having hacked my way through those events, I am now prepared to return to the pleasant task of enjoying Pollan’s prose and personality, and the less pleasant task of pointing out his wowserism. …
Orthodoxy in a Box
The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of my perennial Sunday morning books, and this morning I was reading along, minding my own business, when one of the characters tried to deliver a confessional blow to my federal vision sympathies. He said, and I quote . . . “For to talk of such things is most profitable; …
Rule of Thumb
“God never tries a nation or a people generally with trials which deliver them into the hands of their enemies unless it be for their sins” (Thomas Watson, Jerusalem’s Glory, p. 72).
What the Cool Kids Are Watching
We have really enjoyed working on the CanonWIRED video clips, and we have received some good feedback from you all about it. For those of you who just recently got here (and that includes a number of you, I think), we thought it would be good to post a list of the top ten most …
Dealing With Discouragement
INTRODUCTION:Although the occasions can be many, there are two basic reasons for discouragement—internal and external. The internal occurs when for some reason we have given way to sin, and the external occurs when we are buffeted by circumstances, as Job was, but without sin. And, of course, it is possible to get discouraged in both …
Haman Brought the Treachery With Him
This meal is a royal feast; the Lord Jesus is the king, and He has invited us all to sit down and partake with Him. But the fact that we are seated at this Table should not make us careless of our manners. Haman was invited to a meal by a queen, and he sat …
No Endless Chain of Buttercups and Daisies
God is the God of great mercy and He brings great salvation. But it should not be concluded from this that the God of the Bible is a soft God. He is the Lord of Heaven and earth, and though He is altogether good, He is not what we would call well-behaved. The universe is …
Sin Is Generational
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we know from Your Word that sin is generational, just …