To Plead God's Promises in Prayer is a suggestion found in Chapter 12 (Prayerful Praying Today) of Joel Beeke's and Brian Najapfour's book "Taking Hold of God." The book is mentioned in our article Matthew Henry on the Method of Prayer. On pages 236-237 of "Taking Hold of God" the authors write: In His … [Read more...]
Two Sides and lies to Gay Christianity
There are at least two sides and lies to gay Christianity. These two systems are used by sympathizers to accept LGBTQ+ in the church. Perhaps the first self-styled-Christian I’d heard condoning homosexual practices was Bishop John Shelby Spong. While he was an apostate who I considered to be curious at the time, in … [Read more...]
Praying with A C T S
Alf recently wrote the article How's Your Spiritual Warfare Going? In the article he references Chip Ingram's book The Invisible War and encouraged me to read it - I'm so glad I did! Since we started this website/ministry we've both being going through a roller coaster of emotions and, at times, it has been very … [Read more...]
Christian Books I Found Helpful
I thought I'd list a sampling of Christian books I found helpful over the years. I got the idea from Dr. Reluctant. That said I am not of his caliber. So, caveat emptor. Moreover, I strongly believe that God often sends us books to read needful for our growth. But our needs may vary and be met by different … [Read more...]
Andrew Bonar, Diary and Life Book Review
This is a review of the book Andrew Bonar, Diary and Life. I first came across Andrew Bonar (1810-1892) and his brother Horatius through reading Barry Horner's book Future Israel. Horner has two websites called Bunyan Ministries and Future Israel Ministries, which I also recommend. Andrew Bonar was a contemporary and … [Read more...]
Covenant Theology and Eschatology
Covenant Theology and Eschatology - why does Covenant Theology's eschatology differ so much from Dispensationalism? God took me by the shoulders and pointed me in the right direction soon after leaving the New Age behind. It was an answer to prayer. I'm convinced that He providentially provided me with solid … [Read more...]
Bible Prophecy & Covenant Theology
Bible Prophecy and Covenant Theology - how does Covenant Theology (CT) deal with prophecy in the Old Testament? Does it try to avoid the subject? I've looked at this topic previously. But I wanted to make some additional observations. Recently, Westminster Seminary Press republished a book by Herman Bavinck: The … [Read more...]
Psalm 96 Sing a New Song to the Lord
Psalm 96, Sing a New Song to the Lord: 1 Sing to Adonai a new song! Sing to Adonai, all the earth. 2 Sing to Adonai, bless His Name. Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. 3 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is Adonai, and … [Read more...]
First Fruits of the Resurrection
The following is an article by Andrew Alexander Bonar. The first fruits of the resurrection is generally regarded as meaning Christ's resurrection. But Bonar ties the resurrection of the saints of Matt 27:50-53 in with the concept of "first fruits." This is interesting to me for two reasons: Firstly, some today tend … [Read more...]
A Forsaken Cry on the Cross
(affiliate links contained in this article). A Forsaken Cry on the Cross: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Mar 15:34 (See also Matt 27:46) This verse causes problems for people. Atheists and … [Read more...]
