By grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone
Church Family, We have begun a 12-week preaching series using the storyline from John Bunyan’s Christian classic, “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” It is the journey every Christian must take, as we make our way out of the “City of Destruction” (this world), travel the “King’s Highway” (the Christian life), and eventually cross the River (death) and enter […]
Dear Screwtape, I have wanted to write to you for a while. It took some time, however, to find where to send it. I looked all over social media for you. I had heard you are quite active, and all, but I still could not find you. Then I realized, you are not going to […]
Somewhere recently I heard of an entrepreneur who takes New Year’s resolutions more serious then most. He takes the last few days of the calendar year envisioning himself on his deathbed. Not just thinking about it, but imagining himself taking his final breaths. He does so to evaluate his life and plan for the coming […]
A Puritan Paperback by Thomas Watson, The Lord’s Supper is a treatise that explains the importance, personal preparation, comfort, and ends of the Lord’s Supper. In one section of the book on preparing for the Lord’s Supper, Watson gives believers a list of ten ways they should prepare themselves for the Lord’s Supper (or as […]
Jesus said, ‘Therefore consider carefully how you listen’ (Luke 8:18). Here are some cautions and directions, in order to help you hear sermons with profit and advantage: 1. Come to hear them, not out of curiosity, but from a sincere desire to know and do your duty. To enter his house merely to have our ears […]
delivered by C. H. Spurgeon on May 13, 1877 (condensed and edited for clarity) This invitation was first of all made to the Jews, but it seems to me to have a peculiar appropriateness to ourselves. It is later in the day than when first the Lord was here, and therefore the supper time is […]
This book review is by Terry Delaney and appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (May 13th, 2011). Used by permission. Swinnock, George. The Fading of the Flesh and the Flourishing of Faith. Grand Rapids, Reformation Heritage Books, 2009. 178 pp. $10.00. [on sale right now for $5.00] Introduction George Swinnock was an English Puritan who lived […]
October 20, 1864 By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation. It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending us with his guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad, and vouchsafing to us in His mercy many and signal victories over the enemy, who is of our […]
This book review is by Terry Delaney and appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (August 8, 2012). Used by permission. M’Intyre, David M. The Hidden Life of Prayer & The Prayer Life of Our Lord. Hannibal: Granted Ministries Press, 2012. 192 pp. $11.00. Purchase from Granted Ministries for only $7.50. Introduction David M’Intyre (1859-1938) was a […]
[This article is written by Dr. David Murray (Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) from his blog, HeadHeartHand, posted July 5, 2012. Copyrighted and used by permission.] Like me, you’ve probably been disappointed by many books on the Old Testament. The covers look great, the titles sound enticing, and […]
This book review by Terry Delaney appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (January 20, 2012). Used by permission. Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Born of God: Sermons from John, Chapter One. Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2011. 482 pp. $29.00. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) is well known by many in the Reformed circles of Christianity. This […]
Ryken, Philip Graham. King Solomon: The Temptations of Money, Sex, and Power. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2011. 256 pp. $16.99 [but can be found for a little over $10.00]. This book review by Terry Delaney appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (February 23, 2012). Used by permission. Introduction Dr. Philip Ryken currently serves as president of […]