The following post was originally published on the Place for Truth – Theology for Everyone blog here. There is no shortage of biographies on the French Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564). Interest in the “Master of Geneva” has not waned since his remarkable career as one of the Reformation’s great pastor-theologians. Arguably, most of the interest […]
Light for Reading in the Dark
The following post was originally published on the TableTalk Magazine online blog here. For many a childish imagination, physical darkness suggests the lurking possibility of invisible monsters and unseen terrors. One part of growing up is growing out of being afraid of the dark. There is a far more intimidating darkness, however, that should cause […]
The Perfections of Christian Prayer
The following blog post originally appeared on TableTalkMagazine.com. All too often, we find prayer to be an excruciatingly difficult discipline of the Christian life. Even the most experienced and sincere saints find it hard to contest Thomas Watson’s pithy observation, “Jesus Christ went more willingly to the cross, than we do to the throne of […]
The Spirit’s Fruit: Goodness
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Just as the root of Christian living is the work of God’s Spirit in our hearts, goodness is the chief attribute of the Spirit’s blessing in our relationships. Along with patience and kindness, goodness is a […]
