RSS FeedTHE THIRD AND FOURTH MARKS OF THE CHURCH: TRUTH AND HOLINESS
The following is the commentary of John Stott (1921-2011) on the churches at Pergamum and Thyatira in Revelation 2:12-29. Truth and holiness are the third and fourth marks of the living church. Some Christians are so resolved to make love paramount, that they forget...
WHY DO YOU WORRY?
I have recently retired from public ministry and am getting used to being on a reduced income. I have read many books on getting ready for retirement, on saving and investing for retirement, on working as long as possible before retirement to build up your Social...
THE SECOND MARK OF THE CHURCH – SUFFERING
As I research the writings of my mentor John Stott (1921-2011), under whom I served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London from 1967 to 1971, for my projected book on his theology, I will share some of his thoughts on his theology of the Church. The following is...
THE FIRST MARK OF THE CHURCH – LOVE
ALL SOULS CHURCH, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON As I begin to research the writings of my mentor John Stott (1921-2011), under whom I served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London from 1967-71, for my projected book on his theology I will share some of his thoughts. The...
GIVE US THIS DAY – A PRAYER FOR THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
In my Faith in Action Bible by World Vision replacing the usual maps at the back there are several charts that provide a picture of the world in the 21st century. One of them is entitled “Access to food and water.” It states that every day 799 million people in...
THE BENEFITS OF THANKSGIVING
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his loves endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) What does thanksgiving do for us? What are the results of a grateful heart? Here are three. Gratitude stimulates us to do good to others unselfishly. We will do more out of gratitude...
A PRAYER FOR OVERCOMING ANXIETY AND FEAR
John Baillie (1886-1960), Scottish theologian is the author of A DIARY OF PRIVATE PRAYER, which has sold over a million copies and has been a favorite of mine. Here is one of his prayers which I have treasured and made my own over the years. Almighty and most merciful...
YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
What do we mean when we pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”? We are praying that something will happen that has not yet happened. We are praying that God will bring about his heavenly purpose on earth. We are praying that God would use us to do his...
CENTENARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR ONE
Amos William Dowell, age 22, in 1914 One hundred years ago, at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, November 11, 1918, World War I (aka the Great War) ended. There will be centenary anniversary celebrations in France and elsewhere. The war...
QUESTIONING ATHEISM IN THE SOVIET UNION
Irina Ratushinskaya (1954-2017) was a Ukrainian poet who was tried and imprisoned during the 1980’s for anti-Soviet activity. Her crime was to write poetry from a Christian perspective. She was not raised as a Christian, and had no access to Christian literature or a...
Recent Comments