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20 April 2025

Meditation - The Fight of Faith (7 Devices that Satan Uses to Tempt Christians) by Clif Daniell Once a month on a Friday night, we have a men’s gathering at my house. About a dozen or more guys get together for fellowship and study. When we started this group,… Read More

13 April 2025

Meditation - Review of Boekestein’s Finding My Vocation by Guy Waters God commands us to “labor and do all [our] work” “six days” a week (Exod 20:9). That command alone tells us how important our work is to God. The bulk… Read More

06 April 2025

Meditation - Learning from the "Forgotten Reformer" by Phillip Scheepers If you asked an informed 16th-century Christian to list the leaders of the Reformation, he or she would very likely have mentioned a name that is largely forgotten today. I am referring to Martin Bucer (1491-1551),… Read More

30 March 2025

Meditation – Loving Your Closest Neighbour by Calvin Troup My friends talk a lot these days about how to spend more time with others in person. We sincerely wish we could be more present with the people we care about most. And we all acknowledge that our screens get in the way.… Read More

23 March 2025

Meditation – Instruct One Another by Brian Cosby When you hear the word “instruction” mentioned in the context of the church, you probably think of the pastor(s) or elder(s) in your congregation—and you would be right to do so. An elder should be “able to teach” (1… Read More

16 March 2025

Meditation – Is Love Ever Wrong? by  A. Craig Troxel Love “does not insist on its own way” (1 Cor. 13:5) My wife and I recently watched a movie that won many awards. The acting in the movie proved worthy of its… Read More

09 March 2025

Meditation – What “Selah” Means in the Bible by Anthony Selvaggio The exact meaning of the word Selah is shrouded in mystery and the subject of much scholarly debate. As biblical scholar Peter Craigie notes in his commentary on the Psalms, “The etymology of the term and its precise significance remain… Read More

02 March 2025

Meditation - The Soundtrack of Our Lives: How Young People Curate Vibe Lists on Spotify by Martin Williams Imagine this: a young person, earbuds in, scrolling through Spotify, crafting the perfect playlist for their mood. It might be titled “Sad Girl Autumn,” filled with haunting melodies for rainy days,… Read More

23 February 2025

Meditation - Three Things You Should Know about Isaiah by Derek Thomas 1. Isaiah was overwhelmingly influenced by a vision of the holiness of God at the outset of his ministry. Read More

16 February 2025

Meditation - The Belgic Confession by K. Runia No Church of the 16th century has produced so many martyrs of the faith than the Reformed Church of the combined Netherlands (our present day Holland and Belgium). In Brussels, July 1, 1523, the first martyrs of Protestantism, Henry… Read More

09 February 2025

Meditation - Banner of Truth Conference Report by Isaac Overton Liberty and I had the privilege this week of attending the Banner of Truth Conference up in Sydney. Suffice to say: it was absolutely wonderful!! For those… Read More

02 February 2025

Meditation - A Book Recommendation by Isaac Overton I’ve got a confession to make. When I see large, hairy spiders, it has a potent effect on me. I am simultaneously struck with a powerful desire to mash the spider into… Read More