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Children's Bibles by and large are pretty terrible when it comes down to accuracy but the Big Bible storybook occasionally takes it to a whole new level. I was reading to my son the other day the story of Mark 8:27-30 which they recount as belowmake sure you get to the end..... Jesus was with his...

At the risk of treading on Jeremy's turf may I recommend the following hymn written by my good friend and colleague Peter Dickson of Trinity Church Aberdeen . It can be sung to Coe Fen (which is a bit tricky at first but grows on you - a bit of gravitas!) When we are doing everything which life and...

I'm preaching through Romans and cannot speak highly enough of Christopher Ash's 'Teaching Romans' and James Philip's 'The Power of God'. I wouldn't say they are all you need, buf if all you've got is them you won't go far wrong. Commenting on Romans 12:4 ' For just as each of us has one body with...

Who knows what the future holds for the world now that the reins of power in what is probably still its most powerful nation are once more being wrestled over? Who knows what rulers and authorities will rise and fall in the coming months or decades or centuries, if God spares us? God does. God...

Matthew Henry: His Life and Influence Allan Harman Christian Focus , 2012, 208pp., paperback, £8.99 ISBN 9781845507831 While Matthew Henry's commentary, though sneered at in some quarters, remains rightly esteemed, the man himself is often little more than a cipher. Though in a style that is not...

L.M. (Wilton) Psalm 63 O God, my Strength, the early hour Of every day your praise shall claim. My soul desires to taste your power, And see the glory of your name. Life's glories fade beside your love, My lips and hands shall give you praise; Blessings poured out from stores above Bring sweet...

Whilst Carl is linking to stuff I thought I'd join him. An RP minister sent me this, rarely have we seen technology harnessed to such good effect. Exclusive Psalm singing Presbyterians at their very best here . There surely are times when we need to admit we're not cool.

For those interested in the latest tumbleweed to blow through ancient textual circles, Dr. Mike Kruger offers some sensational, late-breaking news that the fourfold canonical gospels are still authoritative. See here: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/09/19/the-far-less-sensational-truth...

Last week I picked up Andrew McGowan's latest book, The Person and Work of Christ: Understanding Jesus (Paternoster, 2012). I devoured it over two days, and reckon it is one of the most important books to have emerged this year. Published as part of the 'Christian Doctrines in Historical...

I take Jeremy's points in his post and wholeheartedly agree with them. I would want to add a counterpoint though. I do think one of the dangers we face as young men (I'm 35 and hanging in there) is often preaching out of the pulpit. What I mean by that is we adopt the speech and attitude of men of...