Cardboard testimonies

Really, really moving. And a cool way to teach Luke 16 too. From Paul Blackham .

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Better trinity diagrams

Richard’s done some better trinity diagrams here.  They pick out the economic action much better than a neat triangle. Though independently done, they’re pretty similar to a diagram I use in a trinity powerpoint presentation.  Here’s the final slide:   By the way – if anyone’s downloaded my Men’s Breakfast talk on the Trinity and [...]

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Happy Friday

Some great moments… From Justin Taylor .  

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The Trinity and divine attributes

Not… . But… . Got it? .

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The bleeding charity

I just used this quote from CS Lewis’s The Great Divorce to illustrate the difference between the two sons in Luke 15.   It’s a parable about a bus-load from hell who are Ghosts.  They come to the outskirts of heaven and the Bright Men from heaven come out to try to convince the Ghosts from [...]

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Trinity rant #37462

Here’s a beef of mine – when people almost completely reverse Gregory of Nazianzus’s famous trinity quote while expressing admiration for it.  You know the one… “I cannot think on the one without quickly being encircled by the splendor of the three nor can I discern the three without being straightway carried back to the [...]

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Bible by the bys #2 – Walking in groups

   And when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.  And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing Him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search [...]

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An Ashes limerick

It’s sad but true.  (Inspired by Paul’s poetic (but not prophetic) effort.)   They managed to win all the same Despite their mid-order bein’ lame Both teams had two lapses Each batting collapses But the Poms had em both the same game.   That’s my in depth analysis. .  

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Might…

Hilarious! From Tony Reinke .  

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We don’t need better preaching…

We don’t need better preaching, we need a better gospel. Yes I’m being provocative and hyperbolous.  Let me remind you that this is a blog. What I mean is this: there’s a lot of focus on becoming better preachers.  The real need is to preach a better gospel.  These thoughts were prompted by a Spurgeon comment [...]

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Here is a trustworthy saying…

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…  (1 Timothy 1:15) It’s a wonderful motto for gospel ministry.  Here is the heart of all Paul does.  But when he relates it, he can’t help but add his autobiography ‘…of whom I am the worst.’ Some ministries are good on the first half of the [...]

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Your prayer is a beggar

I think I need to get this book by Paul Miller – A Praying Life: Imagine that your prayer is a poorly dressed beggar reeking of alcohol and body odor, stumbling toward the palace of the great king. You have become your prayer. As you shuffle toward the barred gate, the guards stiffen. Your smell [...]

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Having a gracious God

In Mike Reeves’ excellent talks on the reformation he speaks of Luther’s great spiritual struggle. Luther’s perennial struggle was to believe that he had a gracious God. In pondering that phrase this morning it occurred to me that we, in our settings, tend to frame our struggles in different language.  We wonder whether we are saved.  [...]

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Jonathan Edwards on faith in Christ in OT

Christocentrist has done a wonderful job of summarizing Edwards’ views on the justifying faith of OT saints. Here are some highlights of the highlights…   I. The person that in Jeremiah 2:2 and in many other places is spoken of as espousing that people Israel to himself, and that went before them in the wilderness, and [...]

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Changing world – changing ministry

A video briefly existed here charting an alarming rate of decline in birth rates in the west combined with incredible Muslim birth and immigration rates.  Apparently the statistics are absolutely unreliable.  See here.  Thanks to Daniel Blanche for pointing this out. Sorry to spread the error.  Anyway – it’s still true to say that through [...]

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Look at the fields – they are ripe for harvest

  Gospel for Asia (UK site here) sends native missionaries into the Asian harvest field at a fraction of the cost of sending westerners.  100% of your money goes to the field.  You can sponsor a missionary for £20 a month.  Think about it. .

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The Anonymous Blackhamite

I was there eight years ago in Oak Hill chapel.  Graeme Goldsworthy and Paul Blackham debating the object of faith in the Old Testament (yes that was the issue – I know these things get muddled up, but that really was the issue). If you haven’t heard of these names, sorry – this post won’t [...]

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Feeding the monster

As I began this week, the prospect of blogging struck me as a foul burden.  For some reason the phrase ‘feeding the monster’ flashed across my semi-wakened consciousness. Has it come to this?  Blogging is now a beast to be placated? I have over 60 draft posts in some state of readiness for publication.  One of [...]

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