Pure Church

Today, I'm settling back into the routine at FBC Grand Cayman after a simply glorious time of fellowship over the weekend with the saint...

There are a number of reasons. Chief among them are the scantily clad women airbrushed on slick magazine covers. But then there is the non-s...

This week I'm between trips to Toronto and Washington, DC. So, I've not had much time to write and blog. But in the time the Lord ha...

From Richard Baxter's The Reformed Pastor : "Take heed to yourselves lest you should be void of that saving grace of God which you ...

"How horrible to be a preacher of the gospel and yet to be unconverted! Let each man here whisper to his own inmost soul, 'What a d...

The blogosphere's recent roil over baaptism, membership and the Lord's supper has cooled a bit. That's probably good. It's...

It's good to be back home and back in the swing of things in Cayman after a wonderful trip to the warm?? climes of Toronto, Canada. Toro...

"The greatest sin that was ever committed in the history of the world... was planned by God, namely the death of His Son." John Pi...

My man Lance Lewis is angry about the silence of African American churches and church leaders in the wake of recent domestic abuse scandal i...

From R.C. Sproul's The truth of the Cross : "The prevailing doctrine of justification today is not justification by faith alone. It...

Upcoming Conference It's the land of really nice people, a quarter of my congregation, and Tim Horton's! Today, I have the privilege...

One of my weaknesses is that I have a hard time letting people care for me. I move between pride, on the one hand, and a kind of concern for...

All of the world seems aimed at the pursuit of possession. When we're children we want toys. When we're teenagers we want the cooles...

The latest edition of 9News ejournal is available . It's an issue focusing on the thorny issue of race and the church. There are a num...

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your s...

It was once a rising trend. It's now a model for ministry for significant numbers of churches and pastors. It simultaneously offers itse...

Okay... that's an anachronistic title for this post. But reading through Calvin's sermons on the beatitudes, I came across this sect...

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tendern...

When is penultimate pleasure a better choice than ultimate pleasure? If given the choice between something far superior and a relatively inf...

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it d...