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Eugene Peterson, who wrote a paraphrase of the Bible in modern English, The Message, and many other acclaimed books on the Bible and the Christian faith, has published some of his earlier sermons preached to his congregation in Bel Air, Maryland, where he was founding...
THE MORAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BAPTISM
On Ash Wednesday, we hold a service of Holy Communion to mark the beginning of the season of Lent. It became the custom of the early Church to prepare for Holy Week and Easter with a season of prayer and fasting. This provided a time when converts to the faith were...
WHY REPENTANCE IS COUNTER-CULTURAL
On Ash Wednesday we begin the season of Lent, which, by church tradition, prepares us for Easter by reminding us of our need to renew our repentance and faith. Jesus began his ministry by proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come. The kingdom of God is...
THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS OF SUPER BOWL STARS
If you watched the Super Bowl last night you saw an unusually exciting game that caused me, a former rugby player who does not follow all the intricacies of American football (what is the difference between a runner and a receiver that caused dispute over a...
JOHN STOTT’S MORNING PRAYER
A friend reminded me that I posted this prayer when John Stott died in 2011. It bears repeating in this year as I celebrate the beginning of my ministry under him in 1967-71. Heavenly Father, I pray that I may live this day in your presence and please you more and...
THE TRUTH ABOUT POLICE SHOOTINGS
Joseph Loughlin, a former assistant chief of police for the city of Portland, Maine, has written a compelling book on the misunderstandings, misconceptions, and myths about police shootings, entitled, SHOTS FIRED. I met Joe many years ago after an Easter sunrise...
WHY AREN’T PEOPLE GETTING MARRIED?
This week it was reported that the New Zealand Prime Minister is expecting a child with her partner. They are a lovely couple, but why don’t they get married? Is it because women want to retain their independence and the men do not want to be tied down? Marriage is...
THE HUMILITY OF LEARNING FROM HISTORY
I am reading through Ron Chernow’s biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Chernow never disappoints me. I have read his biographies of Washington and Hamilton. His Grant is well worth slogging through over 900 pages. With the current hysteria about how bad things are in...
THE MAGI
Professor E.M. Blaiklock (1903-1983) was the Professor of Classics at Auckland University in New Zealand for over twenty-one years. He was internationally known as a writer on classical and biblical subjects, and his numerous publications include books on Greek and...
THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCK FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IN 2018
The most essential building block in the life of a Christian is establishing a daily devotional life of Bible meditation, application and prayer. Without that we will flounder in our daily lives, lacking guidance, wisdom and the strength to mature in our spiritual...
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