Church Life

To take for truth what cannot be but true… And bind the task assign’d thee to thine heart: Happy the man there seeking and there found, Happy the nation where such men abound. -William Cowper   Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. [Col 3:23-25] We see a nation deteriorating before our...

From the beginning to end, this is a remarkable and powerful story. In his deep conviction, his perseverance, his industry, and his imagination, William Wilberforce provides an unparalleled example of true Christian service in a fallen world. Despite the allurements of power and position, of friends and family, and every sort of distraction the world could offer, Wilberforce gave himself to his cause and became for us a model of selfless endurance against every sort of adversity. In later years...

 Unless the divine power has raised you for such a time as Athanasius contra mundum (Athanasius against the world), I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that execrable villainy, which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature. Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you who can be against you?...

“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.” Otto Von Bismarck “My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.” ...

Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Do not defend God’s Word, but testify to it. Trust the Word. It is a ship loaded to the very limits of its capacity. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer   Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say?” [ Gen 3:1] In a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity and her Bible, it...

“There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared, it is itself the great venture and can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security. To demand guarantees is to want to protect oneself. Peace means giving oneself completely to God’s commandment, wanting no security, but in faith and obedience laying the destiny of the nations in the hand of Almighty God, not trying to direct it...

We must shake off our fear of this world- the cause of Christ is at stake, and are we to be found sleeping? …Christ is looking at us and asking whether there is anyone left who confesses faith in him. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes....

My calling is quite clear to me. What God will make of it I do not know…I must follow the path. Perhaps it will not be such a long one. [Phil 1:23] But it is a fine thing to have realized my calling….I believe its nobility will become plain to us only in coming times and events. If only we can hold out. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer If anyone would come after me, he must...

My calling is quite clear to me. What God will make of it I do not know…I must follow the path. Perhaps it will not be such a long one. [Phil 1:23] But it is a fine thing to have realized my calling….I believe its nobility will become plain to us only in coming times and events. If only we can hold out.  Dietrich Bonhoeffer This Christmas season was a very painful wake up call. We saw just how secularized...

In every age the Church has to contend for the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The enemy is subtle and sly. He sometimes launches a frontal attack in the form of persecution. At other times, he creeps behind the lines to lay ambushes. In the first his goal is intimidation. In the second his objective is confusion. I suspect that the first strategy is not the preferred tactic. All it does is remove the...