The Medicine of Laughter
For Lord’s Day, March 15, 2015 Dear Saints, I ended up getting the cold that has been going around my family and I didn’t sleep Friday night, so I took to reading through our family’s collection of Mark Twain writings. I…
Do Something New
For Lord’s Day, March 8, 2015 Dear Saints, Physical trainer Steve Conley says: “I live by this quote: ‘If you want something you never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done.’” This is such a great “proverb” to…
The Proper Response to Sovereign, Gracious Mercy
For Lord’s Day, February 22, 2015 Dear Saints, In Exodus 32-33, we have seen God’s frightening judgment upon horrible, idolatrous (and adulterous) sin. And we have learned that our repentance is the only means of being restored to the LORD…
Reverence: The Soul of Christianity
For the Lord’s Day, February 15, 2015 Dear Saints, Last Lord’s Day evening, we were reminded to approach God in worship and during the Lord’s Supper with reverent attention: Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us…
The Need for Strong Church Leaders
For Lord’s Day, February 8, 2015 Dear Saints, It’s another tough Scripture to look at tomorrow as we continue hearing about the terrible Golden Calf incident at the foot of Mount Sinai (Ex. 32:15-25). We will see the need for…
Turn Over the Earth of Your Hearts
For Lord’s Day, February 1, 2015 Dear Saints, Led by the Westminster Larger Catechism in the evening sermons, we have been considering the need to examine ourselves and prepare our hearts for proper worship and partaking of the Lord’s Supper.…
Learn to Appreciate God’s Discipline as Fatherly Faithfulness
For Lord’s Day, January 25, 2015 Dear Saints, In his chapter on the doctrine of adoption, Dr. R.C. Sproul writes: The great lie of Satan is that if you really love a child, you won’t discipline him. In fact, normal discipline…
Proper Preparation for the Lord’s Day and Supper
For Lord’s Day, January 18, 2015 [Photo source: ] Dear Saints, Thomas Watson writes, “There is no receiving a crucified Christ but to a consecrated heart.” Watson is speaking to the vital need of preparing ourselves properly for our effectual taking of the Lord…
The Power of Piety is in Self-Denial
(Image source: ) For Lord’s Day, January 4, 2015 Dear Saints, Happy New Year! As we prepare to worship together for the first time in the two thousand and fifthteenth year of our Lord, it is always helpful to renew ourselves…
Responsible Parenting and Its Righteous Reward
For Lord’s Day, December 28, 2014 Dear Saints, I have some very happy news to share with you as I have recently been given clearance by Mr. Allie to “go public” with some family news to further inform your prayers…