By the reading and hearing of the Word, the preaching of the Word, the singing of the Word (particularly, the Psalms), and the receiving of the sacraments (the signs and seals of the Word), God’s people worship him in accordance with his Word. Moreover, note the way in which the Sabbath is particularly appointed as the proper... Continue Reading

Be merciful toward those who are suffering, merciful toward those whose souls are in peril, merciful toward reputations, merciful toward the weak, and merciful toward sinners. This will sometimes call us to do what comes unnaturally.   Until the land was expropriated to make way for new developments, Oakville was home to an exceptional tropical... Continue Reading

We won’t find the stability we crave short of the help and hope and satisfaction that only comes beyond the sun. If we haven’t learned that lesson, we’ll be just as unprepared for the next time the world turns upside down. And there will be a next time. “What has been is what will be…and... Continue Reading

Paul said, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me” (1 Cor 15:10). Open your Bible and find out what that life is like.... Continue Reading

Gripped with the realization of Christ’s love for him, a sinner, he decided to devote his life to announce the same message to others. Ordained first as a deacon and later as a priest, he gripped people with his enthusiastic, descriptive sermons.   In 1977, the assassination of Anglican Archbishop Luwum shocked the world. Since... Continue Reading

While there are times when its good instinctively to be afraid (God gives us a nervous system with survival instincts to keep ourselves safe from danger), for the most part fear is a dangerous and unhealthy response to life.   On March 4, 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in as the 32nd President of... Continue Reading

Today, millions are eager to do away with every aspect of our Judeo-Christian heritage in the name of progress, foolishly believing that we can break apart the foundations of our civilization and yet survive. Churchill knew that this was a pernicious falsehood and dedicated his life to defending what he knew was precious.   Fifty-seven... Continue Reading

It’s not surprising that some of us—even Christians—fear imposing our personal opinions (including what we think about God) on others. But this hesitancy mistakes both the nature of truth and the nature of Christianity.   You’re in a conversation and someone says, “I’m a Christian, but I don’t want to force my religion on others.”... Continue Reading

All in all, Jeremiah is filled with springs of living water and sparks of living fire. And knowing this, let us seek to drink in the promises of God, so that we can be cleansed by God’s consuming fire.   In Jeremiah 30-33, we find four chapters that are often referred to as “The Book of Consolation.”... Continue Reading

Our heavenly Father always knows what’s best and knows the best way to bring about what’s best. Even when it seems like he’s completely lost his way, when our lives seem like nothing but chaos, the Lord knows what he’s doing.   The other week I came across one of those sayings that sticks in... Continue Reading