by Brian | Aug 27, 2012 | Bible Study
While studying for tonight I found this list of the problems the first readers of Peter’s letter seem to be dealing with. I thought it was interesting how well this lined up with the things many of us face on a daily basis. Things like this remind us of how...
by Brian | Aug 21, 2012 | Announcements, Bible Study
On Monday night we’ll be beginning our study through the first letter of the apostle Peter. There are some distinctive things about both Peter’s writing and subject matter, and I’m looking forwards to exploring them as we move towards another...
by Brian | Aug 16, 2012 | Bible Study
Sometimes reading the Old Testament is confusing to us because we expect, when we come to stories in the Bible, to find good examples to follow. And sometimes, of course, we do find them. Men Like Daniel and Joseph offer consistent pictures of godly lives. But then we...
by Brian | Aug 9, 2012 | Bible Study
One of the criticisms often leveled at the bible is that, since it was written by humans, it must (like all things humans produce) contain errors. John Frame responds to this well in The Doctrine of the Word of God: It would be wrong to say that the media of...
by Brian | Aug 3, 2012 | Bible Study, Resources, Spiritual Life
Some of us struggle with scripture reading simply because we feel like we’re not good readers. We get distracted. We lose track of what’s going on after four or five words. We have to read and re-read stuff four or five times. One thing we all need is to...
by Brian | Jun 29, 2012 | Bible Study, Spiritual Life
T. Austin-Sparks: Upon what does spiritual conflict turn and hinge? Well, when we get into the vortex of a great spiritual warfare, where the pressure is almost unendurable, where everything is going against us, when the heavens are as brass over us and our prayers...
