Rethinking Missionary Giving
If our giving does not demand returns or produce spiritual growth, then we are only propping up the church not building it up, and we are doing the Church a disfavour. Late in August 2018 [...]
Need is the Norm
In asking us to embrace the suffering and the struggle, Jesus is asking us to enter into a deeper trust and dependency on the truth of the gospel. So here we are living at FAME [...]
The God of Impossibilities
We find ourselves now making a home in rural Kenya with an organization called FAME (Friends of Africa Missionary Endeavour). We are located three and a half hours northeast of Nairobi, twelve kilometres off the [...]
Jehovah Jireh: The God Who Provides
So why one more blog? Does the world really need another mommy blog? This is what I have been asking myself for many years as I've been tempted to start a blog about chronic [...]
“A New Song”
The term “new song” appears about ten times in Scripture. It is a label for a victory song; fresh praise for fresh victories. The term “new song” is always found with the indefinite article “a [...]
Five Suggestions for Daily Interaction with the Word of God
Daily devotion is a way of life, not a moment in time. It is, what John Calvin referred to, commenting on Hebrews 4:9, “a sabbathizing reserved for God’s people, that is a spiritual rest; to which [...]
Thoughts on Daily Devotions
The Christian has a threefold duty towards a daily interaction with Scripture; to read, to search (John 5:39; Acts 17:11) and to memorize/meditate (John 15:7-8; Colossians 3:16; Joshua 1:8; Proverbs 2:1-6, 7:1-3; Psalm 119:11). The [...]
March Devotionals—Patrick of Ireland: A Devotional History
In the early part of March considerable attention is given to the memory of St. Patrick in the run-up to the celebrations on the 17th March. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are now a worldwide phenomenon [...]
The Kingdom of God’s Sovereign Grace
Understanding the kingdom of God (see PDF diagram) is fundamental to our understanding and enjoyment of the gospel. Salvation—the new birth—is an entrance into the kingdom (John 3:3) which we are commanded to “seek first” [...]
A. W. Pink: The Pioneer of a Modern Reformation (Pt. 1: A String of Failures)
The past sixty years in the evangelical church has witnessed a deepening interest in reformed literature and a resurgence of reformed theology; it is, in some respects, a modern Reformation. Much of this has been [...]
Fundamentalism and the New Conservative Evangelical Identity
In previous articles I have tried to address some of the problems with fundamentalism. I have not been—nor should anyone be—afraid to face these hard issues head-on, to admit the difficulties, and to attempt to [...]
R-Rated Religion: Why is the Bible so filled with blood, guts, and immorality?
The film industry is regulated by certain government guidelines. Movies are categorized by a series of ratings indicating what different governing bodies feel are appropriate for certain audiences, usually according to age. In Canada each [...]
Why Salvation by Blood?
Have you ever noticed how often the word blood is found in the Bible? In the Old Testament there’s blood everywhere: in basins, on doorposts, sprinkled in the tabernacle (Leviticus 4:6), and around the tabernacle [...]
(Jan. 31st): All Grace
Reading: “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness towards us through Christ Jesus.”—Ephesians 2:7 Gather in all the powers o£ arithmetic and try if you [...]