In Luke 22:19, Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper with the words, “This is My body, which is given to you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” The Supper is a meal in which we remember, and God affirms, the forgiveness of all our sins. A little later in verse 29, while still at the … [Read more...] about Lord of the Feast
Life in Christendom
What is the vision of life that we are called to delight in? What does life under the throne of grace look like for families, cats and bankers? Here is my attempt at making some inroads into the beauty of a Christ centred life.
My Purple Yoga Pants
I used to be a fairly impressionable guy and, for the most part, I was willing to roll wherever my earthly appetites took me. But then I came to Christ, or, to be more accurate, Christ came to me, and I believed. Having paddled along behind Jesus these past 35 years, I find my … [Read more...] about My Purple Yoga Pants
You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
William Tyndale was born around 1494 and died as a martyr in 1536. He is mainly remembered for his contribution to the Reformation in England and, in particular, his translation of the Bible into the common language. In 1526, Tyndale found a printer, Peter Schoeffer, who … [Read more...] about You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
That the World Might be Saved
One of the problems with repeated false alarms is that those around you begin to yawn. They grow weary and even distrustful. One of those false alarms, of which the church must admit its guilt, is the perennial conga-line of Christians predicting the return of the Lord and the … [Read more...] about That the World Might be Saved
Collision
Our culture is headed for a collision, one that relates to the image of God. The faithful understand that an attack on the image of God is an attack on God - kinda like what happens when the grandkids visit, and one of them grabs a big black marker and draws a moustache on the … [Read more...] about Collision