Book Review- The Gospel in Genesis
In the last couple of years Biblical Theology has really become something of a favorite topic for me.  I am thinking specifically with regard to the foreshadowing of Jesus in the Old Testament Scriptures.  I love to see the story of redemption unfold with powerful drama.  And some of the most powerful scenes are found in the earliest pages of our Bible. Crossway has served the chu

Look at the King in his beauty!
“Your eyes will see the King in his beauty, they will see a land that stretches afar.” Isaiah 33:17 Contemplate your blessed Redeemer, seated on his great white throne, encircled with heavenly glory. Look at the King in his beauty! It is the sight of a glorified Savior that will make the heaven of the believer. Endeavor now, by the eye of faith, to behold the Lord Jesus in all his matchless beauty and excellence. Contemplate…. his glorious character; his infinite mercy; his unparalleled condescension, and his boundless love. There is enough

My Interview on No Compromise Radio
I talked recently with friend and fellow pastor Mike Abendroth about preaching (specifically preaching Leviticus), blogging, Massachusetts, legalism and other stuff on his provocative radio show / podcast entitled No Compromise Radio. It was a good time and an encouragement.  The radio show plays in region where I grew up, so it was a double blessing to do the show. No Compromise is a relatively new ministry and is seriously worth your subscription.  I do not have a ton of time to listen to podcasts but this is one of the ones I make time for.  Mike is a faithful pastor w

The Moving Story Behind the Hymn ‘It is Well with My Soul’
Today in history, 1873, the steamship Ville du Havre was struck by an iron sailing vessel while crossing the Atlantic. 246 people died, including the four daughters of Chicago lawyer Horatio Spafford. His wife Anna survived. Just two years earlier their four-year-old son died of scarlet fever, and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 financially ruined him. While sailing the Atlantic to reunite with his wife after the death of their girls, he penned the beloved hymn,

The Gospel in 3 Words
“Were I asked to focus the New Testament message in three words, my proposal would be adoption through propitiation, and I do not expect ever to meet a richer or more pregnant summary of the gospel than that.” —J.I. Packer, Knowing God (Downers Grove, IL: 1993), 214 (ht: 1st Importance) Possibly Related posts: