We stand but a year from the 400th anniversary of the birth of Dr. John Owen in 1616. It is remarkable that with so much biography being written in their own day on the Puritans, it was more than 40 years after the death of Dr. Owen in 1683 that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” 1 Corinthians 1:20 Recently, a friend of mine asked me a question about a quote from Thomas Babington Macaulay,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When young and filled with determined zeal to live for God, I prayed for strength. But I was so much like young Jacob who had pillowed his head upon the stones at Luz only to awaken to the magnificent glories of angels ascending and descending...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Friends of the Sad and Anxious In 1688, the sunlight of peace was just beginning to break through for Christians in England. A fiercely Catholic monarchy was about to be removed by the so-called Glorious Revolution that resulted in great...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Justin the Martyr was a Christian who died for his faith about A.D. 165. He is most commonly known for being an apologist – a defender of his faith. As he grew up, he had no Christian instruction. At a young age he purposed to find the truth. ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Once again, I have heard the sorrowful testimony of Christian parents estranged from their child. Such heartache is inconsolable, and only those whose hearts are breaking in such a way can understand the paralyzing grief. Some of us may be able...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Rev. 22:7: “Behold, I come quickly.” Rev. 22:12: “And, behold, I come quickly.” Rev. 22:20: “Surely, I come quickly.” These words are nearly the last words of the last book of God's inspired and infallible Scripture. They are the final words...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
(The author of the following blog is an eleven year old boy, a member of our church, and the oldest of four siblings. While much of his time is given to his classical, Christian studies, he always finds time to enjoy the wonders of God's creation,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Often our skepticism is based not on fact, but on something rather flimsy such as personal taste or unfamiliarity with the proposed option. Such is the case with much of modern education and its skeptical adherents. “The classics are of no value...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How to Sacrifice Your Children What an interesting concept—a “how-to” on sacrificing our children. Actually, parents in antiquity followed prescribed procedures for passing their children through the fire to Moloch. They were probably not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
