Andrew Fuller Friday: A Prayer of David for the Aged
“Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth.”—Psal. 71:9. This Psalm is supposed to have been written about the time of Absalom’s conspiracy. God had cast
Around the Horn (April 4)
Christ’s Resurrection Is the Amen of His Promises Randy Alcorn notes here, "The physical resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of redemption. Without it and what it means—an eternal future for fully restored humans dwelling
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Vanity of the Human Mind
“The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.”—Psal. 94:11. Surely it is the design of God in all his dispensations, and by all the discoveries of his word, to stain the pride
Around the Horn (March 28)
5 Preaching Tips from the Puritans In this post, Kevin DeYoung considers, "The Puritan tradition of preaching can be traced to the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, but the term
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Increase of Knowledge
Whatever obscurity there is in these prophecies, there are some particulars in them which determine their application to gospel times, and perhaps to those in which we live. Such is the mystical number of “a
Around the Horn (March 21)
Truthful Thinking Is Greater Than Positive Thinking "I regularly meet people who promote a worldview of positive thinking. In fact, there are religions and schools of thought that major in it. Such belief systems claim,
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Prospects of Serving Christ
By “the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” I understand that which is communicated through his death, and with the dispensation of which he is invested, both now and at the day of judgment: “Of
Around the Horn (March 14)
Cynics in the Hand of a Living God: How to Shake a Cynicism Habit "But as I looked around at the myriad failures of other Christian leaders and considered the wander-proneness of my own heart,
Andrew Fuller Friday: Principles of True Religion
I. Let us offer a few remarks on the principles which are here suggested to us, as constituting true religion. Whatever ideas we have entertained of truth and true religion, it is necessary to bring
Around the Horn (March 7)
Find the Edge in Your Preaching In this post Trevin Wax writes, "Here’s a challenge every preacher faces: our effectiveness is diminished whenever we fail to connect God’s truth to contemporary concerns in a way