The Cure For Loneliness By: Keith R. Keyser The recently deceased neuroscientist John Cacioppo was fascinated by loneliness. He spent much of his career studying its neurological and social implications. Ironically – but also happily – he met his wife, a fellow-scientist named Stephanie at a scientific conference. Her description of his work brought an […]
The Good Shepherd's Work (A retro-post by John Newton)
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with his arm, And carry them in his bosom, And shall gently lead those that are with young.” Isaiah 40:11, KJV “‘He shall feed his flock like a shepherd.’ The word is not restrained to feeding. It includes all the branches of […]
The Lord Jesus Christ Gives Peace (A Quotation by C.H. Spurgeon)
“But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they […]
Immanuel Against the Idols (A retro-post by John Newton)
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood […]
God's wonderful works (A retro-post by Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
“Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.” Psalm 40:5 “Creation, providence, and redemption, teem with wonders as the sea with life. Our […]
Believing & not merely seeking – A retro-post by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“. . . [T]he seeker after Christ remains disobedient to the great command of the gospel. If he were obedient to the great gospel precept, he would at once cease to be a seeker, and become a happy finder. What is the command of the gospel? ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt […]
The Absurdity of Evolution, Illustrated From Daniel's University Experience (An excerpt from a readable talk by D.W. Gooding)
Commenting on Daniel’s rejection of Babylonian food (Daniel 1): “Many of the forces and objects that the Babylonians worshipped as gods were real enough. Their fault was, as Paul would put it, ‘they worshipped and served the creation rather than the Creator’ (Rom 1:25). Today atheists of one sort or another laugh at the ancient […]
Humble & Authentic Preaching (A Retro-post by C.H. Spurgeon)
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 “Dear brethren, may we, every one of us, be as far removed […]
"The Humbling of Nebuchadnezzar" (A guest-post by D.W. Gooding)
Commenting on Daniel 4:28-33 – “What a disaster it was to see poor old Nebuchadnezzar. He had failed to live to the glory of God. He had made himself the chief end. And now the great beautifier of Babylon, who had imposed order on the waste lands of that part of the world and made […]
God's Justice & Love (A guest-post by David Gooding)
“‘What is the answer to evil?’ asks the psalmist. Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity. (Ps 98:8–9) Don’t you want there to be a judgment? […]