Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 42 Q & A 168 Q What is the Lord’s Supper? A The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine according to the appointment of Jesus Christ, his death is showed forth; and they that worthily communicate feed upon …

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What does Who Is This Man? (John Ortberg, Zondervan Publishers, 2012) promise? John Ortberg seeks to identify and explain the influence of Jesus upon the history and culture of the world over the last two thousand years. What I liked. Ortberg is a superb communicator. Based upon a series of sermons, this material transposes to …

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Harry Reeder’s latest essay beings with last words and moves on to consider why they are usually a summary of what came before, not a new beginning. Over the years I have developed a curiosity which is hopefully not morbid but it does deal with death. That curiosity is a fascination with the recorded “last …

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