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I'm working on the 175th anniversary history of the First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, right now. Here is one little jewel that I came across. Elder C. H. Alexander, chairman of the local arrangements committee, was addressing the 1902 General Assembly which met at FPC Jackson. In welcoming...

In preparing for Sunday I got somehow distracted and found myself reading a Discussion Between Dr. E.V. Rieu and the Rev. J.B. Phillips Rieu translated Homer's Odyssey and Iliad from the Greek for Penguin Books and they approached him to translate the gospels. It was through this translation Rieu...

What Paul needs to answer his Lord's Supper problem is the new iPastor app, available for download to smartphones and iPads. Here's the sales pitch from the ad in this month's Reformed Man Today : Embarrassed by meeting your pastor in town and realizing he hasn't got the foggiest who you are? Fed...

I've never been to a multi site church, I'm not really sure what one is. In fact as I think about it apart from a couple of conferences I've never been in a congregation of over a 1000 people. I think I can get my head round watching someone on tv preaching but what happens with the Lord's Supper?...

I'm relearning the Westminster Shorter Catechism. How on earth people learnt the Heidelberg is beyond me. It may be warmer but give me the Westminster any day. It's built for speed and memorability! Alongside I'm reading through Thomas Watson 'A Body of Divinity' . I'd forgotten just how very good...

Clearly, Levy is a man of poor discernment (see the video tour of his library below). But now that I am on the topic of libraries, my recent move has required that I re-shelve my books. It is surprising what emerges when this happens. I discovered, for example, tattered copies of two addresses...

Carl and I are really pleased to present the latest T4G pastor's library tour. Apologies for the shaky camera work and the abrupt ending but I think you'll get the jist. Please make sure you watch the videos in order otherwise the final one loses some of it's effect. Carl and Mrs T will be posting...

Having been silent for a while (a move to South Carolina, "God's Country" as it is known in these parts, rendered me comatose for a season) I have been reflecting on the issue of rebellion against authority. I am, of course, a Celt and rebellion is genetic. The reason for this diversion of though...

On July 4, our nation celebrates its independence with waving flags, picnics, and parades. Some churches deck their sanctuary with red, white, and blue, and devote the worship service to the honor of the state. Other Christians virtually ignore this or any other national holiday. This raises the...

This past Sunday Dick Lucas preached for me at IPC. He comes and does 2 Sundays every year and it's a delight. There's always a fear in the back of my mind in inviting him. The worry is: has he lost it! The man is 85. He's been an all time great and has been used as a preacher to bring 100's to...