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Leading and Following 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Acha…

I am thinking about showing this tonight at family Bible time. We will read the Scriptures and see this video of modern day sacrifices. http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2010/09/sacrificial-lamb.html

“If we think of any minister who has maintained his virility and his freshness through long years, especially at one centre, I think I am right in saying that his ministry has been Biblical. The freshness of the Bible is eternal” G. Campbell Morgan

All of our ABFs are in the book of James. Many of us have committed to reading the book of James each week. What is the theme of the book of James? Authentic faith So we can outline the book as a description (a visible portrayal) of real faith….

I don’t ever usually recommend movies on this blog. Why not? I have never really thought about it, but here would be a few reasons for the lack of cinematic offerings on the blog: Many of them are contrary to C…

Really enjoyed reading and discussing this with the RBC Pastors: How the Gospel Shaped the Life and Ministry of Robert Murray M’Cheyne If you want to read this biographical sermon it is available here: http://media.sermonaudio.com/media…

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. James 1:19 John Calvin’s comment on James 1:19 applies the verse to the way we hear God. We do not calml…

What can I say without sounding like I am bragging? God gave me a great wife. Amy loves the Lord. She loves the church. She has an eye for beauty and a heart for expressing it well. Here is something she wrote recently. I hope you like it as much a…

10) Repetitive Reading. I am really enjoying my repeated reading of James. Simply reading the same book of the Bible over and over and over again yields so much understanding! Interpretation is far more accurate when the entire context is in mind th…

On my kindle I have been clicking around in Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. It is a very clever take on the self-serving way we redefine things in our lives. Here are a few that cracked me up: ACQUAINTANCE, n. A perso…