I’ve got a bit of a love-hate relationship with Christmas, or at least a lot of the trappings surrounding it. The struggle to create a “perfect” Christmas, the whole Christmas-karma nonsense… But one of the things I desperately struggle with is our lack of understanding of what Christmas is really all about. Christmas—the incarnation—is a declaration […]
Word Made Flesh
We ought always to reflect on the profound reality of the Incarnation. Over the course of time, we have added a bunch of cultural traditions to the celebration of the Christmas season, which is absolutely fine, but at the same time we want to take care not to obscure anything central. So, enjoy the fudge, […]
Celebrating the First Advent of Christ
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 KJV The season is upon us! Yesterday marks the first day of this year’s […]
A Special Thanksgiving to the Father (Spurgeon)
“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.” —Colossians 1:12, 13. In order to excite your gratitude to God the Father, I […]
Giving Glory and Thanks to God (Daniel 2)
Daniel 2:14-23 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known […]
What does it mean to “one another” in the New Testament?
God created us to be in relationship with Himself and with others. In eternity there will only be two things other than God: His Word and His children. If this is the case, it should challenge us to seek more God-honoring relationships now. There are over 50 references in the New Testament about how we […]
Spurgeon: “Shall the Eternal fail thee?”
“Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord and thy redeemer the Holy one of Israel.” (Isaiah 41:14) Get rid of fear, because fear is painful. How it torments the spirit! When the Christian trusts, he is happy; when he doubts, he is miserable. When the believer […]
The BLB makes “Top 250” list for Christian websites
Pastor and author Jared Moore has compiled a list of the Top 250 Christian sites according to Alexa ratings. At his blog, All Truth Is God’s Truth, Moore explains how he compiled his list: My list is solely based on Alexa’s 3 month traffic rankings checked on November 9, 2013. Why only use Alexa? In blogdom, the only […]
New eBook: The Glorious Feast of the Gospel (Richard Sibbes)
Theological Resources from Our Library to Yours Introducing a digital edition of The Glorious Feast of the Gospel, a series of sermons on Isaiah 25:6-9, by Richard Sibbes. Originally published in 1650, this collection reads comfortably for both devotional and study purposes. The writer petitions all believers, in their need of encouragement, to a renewed communion with God. Sibbes […]
Contending Is the Cost of Discipleship
(by Aaron Armstrong) Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 1:3 Each of us, at various stages of life, will be called to say […]