He had long been preparing for this. Every act of obedience, every defiance against the temptations of Satan, set him on this very path. Jesus didn’t wander into the kingly city on a whim—when the…
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Revitalize Your Quiet Times With Psalm 119
If you’ve ever read through the whole book of Psalms, you may have been overwhelmed when you came to Psalm 119. It’s the longest chapter in the whole Bible, with 176 verses. You might be tempted…
What Difference Does the Trinity Make in Our Assurance?
I’m writing an occasional series about how the doctrine of the Trinity has practical application for our lives. Previous article: What Difference Does the Trinity Make in Temptation? When a Christian lacks assurance it can…
Talking About the Puritans on Reformers Bookcast
A couple of weeks ago I sat down with Tom from Reformers Bookshop to talk about the Puritans, particularly reviewing Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks. Our conversation has just been released on…
A Little While
Suffering never feels short while we’re in the middle of it. If we’re cast down by grief or sickness or depression, a single hour can feel like a whole agonizing week. It feels like we’ll…
Meditate on the Excellencies of Christ
When I’m struggling in my faith or facing temptation, I often try to fix it by making plans for what I’ll do differently. I think it’s all on me. But this never works for long….
What You Need to Know When the Future is Murky
Standing at a crossroads in life is stressful enough at any time, but never more than now. This pandemic has increased our sense of uncertainty. It’s hard to make decisions when you don’t even know…
What Difference Does the Trinity Make in Temptation?
We can define the doctrine of the Trinity easily enough: “God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God.” Actually comprehending it…
The Happiest Day in the Bleakest Time
Christmas may get most of the glory, but Easter Sunday should be the happiest day of the year for Christians. It’s the day where we remember our Saviour, once crucified, now raised to life and…
The Final Walk: How Harry Potter Helps Me to Understand Jesus’ Love
One of the most exquisite and heartbreaking chapters in the Harry Potter series comes right near the end of the final book. Harry has realised his only hope of saving the wizarding world is to…