Thumbs on the Scales

Proverbs 11:1 (ESV) A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. What sins does this address? Greed – the reason the balance is false is so that the merchant who weighs what is...

The Eternal Gospel

Revelation 14:6-7 (ESV) Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people.  [7] And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory,...

Rest from our labours

Narnia, we are told, while it was in the grip of the White witch, was in a state of always winter and never Christmas. What a dreadful thought. Meant to communicate to children especially just how horrible the place God had made good, had become. There are lots of...

Theology of the Cross

Martin Luther is credited with returning the church to a proper theology of the cross. The theology of the cross is much more than preaching that Jesus died and rose from the dead as Saviour. The theology of the cross is an emphasis on the shock of the Gospel. It...