October 31, 2026 is the 509th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Two years ago, a biography of Martin Luther silently emerged on the market. The author makes no claims to scholarship. In her preface, she admits to writing the book when her child napped. She is a mother and wife who humbly en
If “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Pr. 1:7), forgiveness is the beginning of the fear of the Lord (Psalm 130:4). Forgiveness is something we all need because we all sin. None of us can stand before the Lord without it. So the more we grow in our understanding of our […]
Albertine de Broglie was born into an illustrious French family in 1797, during the French Revolution. Her mother, Madame Anne-Louise Germaine de Staël, was a famous writer and philosopher who held some of the most celebrated intellectual salons in European history, first in Paris and later, after N
God’s Word reserves for wisdom an exalted status. It is more valuable (and elusive) than precious metals or rare stones (Job 28). It is more to be desired than great wealth (Prov. 16:16). It is sweet and nourishing like honey (Prov. 24:13-14). Personified as Lady Wisdom, she gives “noble things” and
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. -Proverbs 3:3 If you’ve been following along with us, there was a recent series in Proverbs 2 that addressed the development of character and equipped us with a proper defense aga
It was a wonderful sabbath. The church was full, psalms were sung with fervor, as to the LORD, the sermon? Well, it was positively inspiring. The pastor had lifted hearts and minds to see the glory of God. His final words of exhortation prior to the benediction directed the congregation to live
Are there ways in which you have suffered affliction and oppression by another? Perhaps you were wrongly treated as a child by someone who should have protected you. Maybe you have experienced harm from someone who promised to love you. Or perhaps the demands of your boss have been oppressive. If an
“Praise the Lord for His covenantal faithfulness.” “We serve a covenant-keeping God.” “Because of the promises in the Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Davidic covenants, we can trust that Jesus truly is the Savior of all who will repent of their sin and trust in Him.”
“I am as surely damn’d as this glasse is broken!”[1] shouted Mary Honywood while hurling a Venetian glass on the ground. Her friends’ constant reminders that her salvation was assured did nothing but frustrate her. How could they know? Her faith seemed weak and her sins stared at her daily. She was
What is faith? The more biblically literate among us might quickly turn to Hebrews 11 to give an answer. There we’re told that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we unde
