It happened once again, just a few minutes ago. A communication that a friend, highly useful in the Kingdom of God, we suddenly taken ill, and may have but a few months to live. We don’t know yet. But the … Continue reading →

Recommendations: Derek Prime’s very short but useful commentary – Opening up 1 Corinthians and D. A. Carson’s “Showing The Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14”. 1 Corinthians 12:1–14:40 (ESV) — 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do … Continue reading →

So far we’ve seen that ALL Believers are called to: Belong to Jesus Christ as His personal possession; Called To be Saints; Called To fulfill His eternal purposes as given in His Word; Called to walk in living fellowship with … Continue reading →

In J.C. Ryle’s powerfully insightful and useful book – “Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots” – he has a chapter on Lot, and Gen. 19:6a “But he lingered.” The reference is to how slow Lot was to respond to … Continue reading →

Getting back to a series we started some time ago, I want to revisit the topic of “calling” in the Christian life. So many seem confused on this point. They are looking for some specific purpose in life which centers … Continue reading →

I was about 15 or 16 when the Church we attended had a guest speaker by the name of Sammy Oppenheim. He was an “evangelist” in the denomination, with a focus on the youth. And I remember spending one day … Continue reading →

Job 38:1 “Then God answered Job out of the whirlwind and said…” Over the years, the book of Job has become increasingly precious to me. I’ve probably considered myself more righteous that Job – assuming that in trials I would … Continue reading →

By all accounts, it is a momentous day in the history of the United States. The Supreme Court ruling overturning what is known as Roe v Wade – the 1973 ruling which found a “right” to abortion on demand in … Continue reading →

“Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” Es 5:13. Haman was anything but an admirable character. Elevated to 2nd in the Kingdom of Persia under Ahasuerus, … Continue reading →

And those who had set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers. They strengthened the kingdom of … Continue reading →