“Though he had the prospect of death approaching, yet he did not abandon himself to a melancholy retirement from all company, but conversed as freely with his friends as usual.” - Matthew Henry“It was an intensely fervent expression of devotion, as fervent as found anywhere in sacred Scripture.” - Kent Hughes“He recommended this piece of heroic piety to the applause of the church in all ages.” - M...  Read More

“New Year’s finds me employed. I compare it to a hill on the road from the top of which I endeavor to look back on the way the Lord has led me thus far through the wilderness. I look around to contemplate the difference his goodness has made between my situation, and that of thousands of my fellow creatures. I then look forward and perceive that I am drawing apace to my journey’s end. I shall soon...  Read More

January is often a season of new beginnings. Maybe this is the time of year you wonder about trying to read the bible? And maybe you don’t really know where to start. Or you’ve tried before and the wheels fell off by February.Well, there’s good news for you! can look at plans without fear of condemnation because bible reading is not something we do to get or keep God’s approval. To put it simply, ...  Read More

“In John’s vocabulary, world is primarily the moral order in willful and culpable rebellion against God. In John 3:16 God’s love in sending the Lord Jesus is to be admired not because it is extended to so big a thing as the world, but to so bad a thing; not to so many people, as to such wicked people.” - D.A. Carson“It is staggering that God should love sinners; yet it is true. God loves creatures...  Read More

“The principle which Paul is applying here is that behind every display of divine goodness stands a threat of severity in judgment if that goodness is scorned. If we do not let it draw us to God in gratitude and responsive love, we have only ourselves to blame when God turns against us…The Bible makes much of the patience and forbearance of God in postponing merited judgments in order to extend th...  Read More

“Isaiah’s new message is for people whose whole world has been shattered.” - Barry Webb“Enmity gives way to embrace.” - Graham Cole“The noun means ‘the double’, the dual usage suggests the two halves of something folded in half, the one being the replica of the other. This points to a meaning like “the equivalent” or “that which exactly matches’. For is a preposition of price, meaning ‘in payment ...  Read More