From Tim Chester’s new book A Meal With Jesus which I’m currently savoring: Commenting on the Pharisees’ response to Jesus’ presence at a feast hosted by Levi in Luke chapter 5, Chester comments: The problem here is not the party. The Pharisees knew God’s kingdom was going to be a party. Their objection is to …
My tertiary education experience has led me to think that the main aim of tertiary education is to produce more tertiary academics and for them to engage with one another (by publication and conferences). The fact they have to educate people whose aim is not to become tertiary academics is understood to be the sacrifical …
David Murray was disappointed by aspects of James Hamilton’s well received book God’s Glory Through Judgment, (which he otherwise commends) which he inferred to mean that the Israelites were saved through a mixture of faith, sacrifices and obedience in this post. In a following post Murray provides his own understanding of the Old Testament sacrificial …
A few blogs I’ve read have mentioned that, with the conclusion of his expository sermon series on Mark’s Gospel, John MacArthur has now preached every verse in the New Testament, a task which has taken the whole of his forty-three year ministry at Grace Community Church. The tagline of his ministry is ‘Unleashing God’s Truth …
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