John Piper writes in appreciation about J.I. Packer’s determination to finish at full pace. Whatever that pace may be. This is not an invitation to recklessly overdoing it, or to impose your insecurities on others whose work then becomes enabling you to do what you really can’t. It’s about committment to freedom. An excerpt. This …

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David Cook writes about the Christian devotional custom of Quiet Times. And yes, I did read through to the end with his comments about social media. From David’s page at the PCA website: On my way to pick up my newspaper recently, I passed by the local taxi rank and one of the drivers had …

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David Cook’s latest Pastoral Letter has been posted at the Presbyterian Church Of Australia website Be A Little Kinder When John White wrote his book on the Christian life he entitled it “The Fight”. Christian living is about a fight within. At the end of the letter to the Galatians, Paul writes in defense of …

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Michael Milton cites this stirring observation by David Livingstone about his labours in Africa. These words are a challenge and an invitation that rings across the generations: “People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Can that be called a sacrifice which is simply paid back …

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