• I Am A Christian

    Fellowship is the instituted way of making a public profession of the faith and hope of the gospel. A man may hold the opinions and approve the practices of some voluntary, worldly society; but until he has united himself with it, he is not considered, either by its members or the public, as one of their Read more

  • What Various Hindrances We Meet

    What various hindrances we meet In coming to the mercy seat; Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often there! Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw, Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw, Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings ev’ry blessing from above. Restraining prayer we cease to fight; Prayer Read more

  • Leaving Amish Paradise

    This looks like an interesting documentary by the BBC; I’ll have to see about finding it. After watching this video, try to put yourself in the shoes of an ex-Amish–all your life practically everything was decided for you. Now, suddenly, you’re on your own. How do you make decisions? What do you choose? How do Read more

  • George Whitefield

    I’ve read a number of biographies of the 18th century preacher George Whitefield (Dallimore’s being the best), as well as his Journals. Whenever I’ve read him or about him, I’ve always been challenged to do more for Christ, and to pray more urgently for God to use His Word in the souls of men as Read more

  • What Do You Have In Common With Mormonism?

    The National Association of Evangelicals (hereafter NAE) met today with a representative of the Mormon church for dialogue. In its press release, NAE president Leith Anderson said, The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) Board of Directors, which includes the CEOs of 40 denominations and representatives of a broad array of evangelical organizations and churches, will Read more

  • Catching Up

    Usually this time of year is uneventfully slow, often interrupted by plowing snow. The last month and a half, however, has been extremely and unusually busy for me, involving several “out of the ordinary” things that could neither be put off nor ignored. What this has meant, sadly, is scaling back on and/or postponing other things that Read more