Alistair Begg Exposed!

Greg Laurie of Harvest Ministries interviews my favorite modern preacher, Alistair Begg. His probing line of questioning finally exposes the truth about Begg’s Scottish “accen...

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Spurgeon Saturday

Psalm 62:5It is the believer’s privilege to use this language. If he is looking for aught from the world, it is a poor “expectation” indeed. But if he looks to God for the supply of his wants, whether in temporal or spiritual blessings, his “expectation” will not be a vain one. Constantly he may draw from the bank of faith, and get his need...

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I’m Going to Disney World!

You know the phrase well. It has achieved iconic status. After the Super Bowl, an unseen voice asks one of the winning players a question. This year the question was asked of two players, Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes. “Hey Ben and Santonio, now that you’ve won the Super Bowl, what next?” The answer has been the same since the question...

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Friday with the Fathers

Colossians 3:10The Transformation—LactantiusThe power of divine wisdom is so great that, when infused into one’s heart, it expels foolishness (the mother of all fault) by one impulse—once and for all. This wisdom doesn’t need payment, books, or nightly studies to come about. But the results are accomplished freely, easily, and quickly, if...

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Religion of Peace?

Due to the complete dearth of media coverage, I imagine that many people are not aware of a gruesome event that happened in Buffalo, NY last week.The founder of a US television station aimed at countering stereotypes of Muslims has been arrested and charged with beheading his wife, local media reported.Muzzammil Hassan was charged with second-degree murder of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, whose decapitated body was found Thursday by...

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Ex Libris: Francis Schaeffer, An Authentic Life

Over on Ex Libris I have posted a review of Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life, by Colin Duriez....

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A Day For Wearing Black

77 years ago, the Man in Black was born in Arkansas. Here are a couple of videos to mark the occasion.Happy birthday J...

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Coffee With Calvin

Genesis 42:21The Importance of MercyJoseph’s brothers acknowledge that it is by the just judgment of God that they obtained nothing from Joseph, now ruling in Egypt by their begging, because they themselves had acted so cruelly towards their brother in the past. Christ had not yet uttered the sentence, “With the measure you use, it will be...

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Ooooh--Calfskin!

David Porter is giving away a premium calfskin leather bound ESV Study Bible ($240 value) to celebrate the one year anniversary of his Boomer in the Pew blog. Check out the rules of engagement he...

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True Revival Means God-glorifying Relationships

A flood of God’s presence not only radically changes churches, but society as well. Ratios of crime and immorality immediately plummet. Patterns of serious family breakup improve dramatically. By the millions, broken lives and relationships see glorious healing. Social improvements and missions explode many-fold. In a great flood of revival,...

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Edwards Wednesday

Jeremiah 8:20Consider the TimeYou are one to whom God has committed that precious talent. You have had a great deal of time. You have had a great deal of time that is past. And time is as much worth to you as to others whether you are so sensible of the worth of it or no. You are one that has an eternity before you.When God created you and...

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Tuesday Mornings with Augustine

2 Corinthians 3:5SatisfactionPride is the craving for undeserved glory. And this is undeserved glory: when the soul abandons the One it should cling to for sufficiency and becomes self-reliant. This happens when the soul is satisfied with itself. It falls away from the unchangeable good that would satisfy it more than itself.And this falling...

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Get Used To It!

What comes to your mind when you think about heaven? Do you think about clouds and angels and harps? Do you think about a place of perfect peace and contentment? Maybe when you think about heaven, you think about a lost loved one. Maybe you think about a street of gold and gates made of great pearl.Can you picture it? Of course you can’t...

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Pastoral Ministry, Part 3: A Pastor’s Secondary Roles

Since the pastor’s primary role is prayer and scriptural exposition, it cannot be evangelism or ministry. Although some individuals are uniquely gifted as evangelists by the Holy Spirit, evangelism is a personal responsibility of each believer including the pastor. Each believer is responsible to be Christ’s witness in his own personal Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and uttermost parts of the earth. When the pastor prayerfully and...

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Martyrs Monday

Joshua 24:15“Will you choose to live or die? What do you say?The questioner was Henry VIII, the king of England, who had unrestrained power in the land. The “criminal” who stood before him, charged with heresy, was John Lambert, a Greek and Latin tutor.Lambert audaciously challenged his pastor for delivering a sermon that didn’t agree with...

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This Week's Memory Verse

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Morning Service Iced Out

There will be no services this morning due to ice. Check WVVA Snow Patrol throughout the day to see if we will have services this eveni...

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Puritan Passages

Hebrews 1:8Christ’s Scepter—Obadiah SedgwickTrue faith… takes Christ and Him only to be its Lord…. Many will come to Christ to find a feast, but few come to Christ to bear His scepter. Some would come under the safety of His blood, but disdain the authority and dominion of His sword; they like Christ the Priest, but not Christ the Lord.I...

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So You Think You've Got Good Eyes...

For those of us with a touch of OCD, this game can be maddening. I like to share my madness--enj...

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Spurgeon Saturday

Hebrews 13:5If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a deadly wound before this arrow from the bow of God’s covenant? Will not the distresses of life and the pangs of death; will not the...

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Double, Double Toil and Trouble

After a few months of respite, bickering about Calvinism within the SBC has bubbled to the surface once again. Is it just me, or did you notice that the debate resurgence mysteriously coincided with the end of the NFL season? I guess it is true that idle hands are the devil’s workshop. Maybe the debate will once again subside with baseball...

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Friday with the Fathers

Proverbs 30:12True Humility—ChrysostomIn whatever you do for a fellow-servant, remember that you Master has done it to your servants. Listen and shudder! Never be pleased by your humility!Perhaps you laugh at that statement, as if humility could puff you up. But don’t be surprised if it puffs you up when it isn’t genuine. How and in what...

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Ex Libris: Unpacking Forgiveness

This week over on Ex Libris, I am reviewing the new book by Chris Brauns titled, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Woun...

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Coffee With Calvin

John 6:37Your Life, Jesus’ GiftJesus is not the guardian of our salvation for a single day, or for a few days, but that he will take care of it to the end—so that he will conduct us, as it were, from the commencement to the termination of our course. Therefore, he mentions the last resurrection. This promise is highly necessary for us, who...

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Praying For Your Pastor

Recently, Ligon Duncan, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, MS, posted a list of ways he asked his church to pray for him. It’s a wonderful list, so I’m asking our church to pray for me in this way as well.1. Pray that Pastor Jim would know and love the living God, would have a saving interest in Christ, being purchased by His...

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Introducing Opposition

Anytime you step out in leadership, you will face opposition. Since that is the case, it’s important to know what you’re up against and how to overcome it. That was the subject of Sunday night’s sermon from Nehemiah 2:9-10. You can access the manuscript here or you can listen or download the audio in the player at the bottom of this pa...

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Edwards Wednesday

Philippians 2:13Infinite DebtorsIt is of God that Christ becomes ours, that we are brought to him, and are united to him. It is of God that we receive faith to be close with him, that we may have an interest in him. “For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). It is of God that...

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The Pattern of Worship, Part 2: Truthful Worship

The manuscript of Sunday morning's sermon from John 4:21-28 is available here. You can listen online or download the .mp3 or podcast from the player at the bottom of this pa...

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Tuesday Mornings with Augustine

Job 2:10Honest PraiseReading about the great trials Job endured makes one shudder, cringe, and quake. Yet, in the end, what did he receive? Double what he had lost.However, don’t let one who has an eye for temporal rewards suffer patiently, and say to himself, … “Let me bear evils, and God will repay me as He repaid Job.” Such attitudes aren’t...

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Happy Pills

“Daddy, make it all go away!” Those can be some of the most heartbreaking words a parent can hear. The words can come through the tears of a love struck drama queen or can be the cry of a deeper, more seriously damaged soul. Either way, when those words are spoken, it leaves the hearer heartbroken and helpless. There is nothing that can be...

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Pastoral Ministry, Part 2: A Pastor’s Duty and Primary Role

While Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd is the head of the local church, He has ordained the pastor to be His undershepherd. As undershepherd, the pastor is responsible for the protection and feeding of the flock. This does not mean he spoon feeds them as perpetual babies in the Word, but instead ensures their proper growth and nutrition by equipping them with the tools necessary for maturity. He is to protect itching ears in...

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Martyrs Monday

2 Timothy 3:10He’d heard the rumors. In fact, Thomas had heard it directly from the other disciples who had seen the Master alive. At least that’s what they had said. “When I see his hands and put my fingers into the nail holes, when I put my hand into the hole in his side made by that Roman spear, then I’ll believe he is risen,” Thomas had...

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This Week's Memory Verse

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Puritan Passages

1 Thessalonians 4:13Godly Sorrow—Thomas DoolittleLeave not the reins loose upon your affections, lest they carry you to sin in your sorrow. Lavish not those tears in washing your dead, which should be kept for lamenting your sins. Let there be a difference between your sorrow and the sorrow of others, as there should be between those that...

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Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I'd take it too, Charlie Bro...

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Theological Valentine

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield was one of the most brilliant theologians America has ever produced. As a bulwark against the liberal theology of the 19th century, he was the last conservative to occupy the Charles Hodge Chair of Theology at Princeton Seminary. He was the principle of that seminary from 1887 to 1921. His defense of the inerrancy...

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Spurgeon Saturday

2 Kings 25:30Jehoiachin was not sent away from the king’s palace with a store to last him for months, but his provision was given him as a daily pension. Herein he well pictures the happy position of all the Lord’s people. A daily portion is all that a man really wants. We do not need tomorrow’s supplies; that day has not yet dawned, and...

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