Teach Us To Number Our Days
We may not be wandering in the Sinai wilderness, but our own death and mortality are still worthy of consideration.
A Believer’s Last Day, His Best Day: A Review
I recently had the opportunity to read A Believer’s Last Day, His Best Day, by Thomas Brooks.This short book is the record of a sermon, preached by Brooks at the funeral of Mrs. Martha Randall in London in 1651.
The Dying Christian to his Soul
The Dying Christian to his Soul was written by Alexander Pope, an English poet of the 18th century.
Timothy Talks: The Blood of the Martyrs
The early Christian community experienced horrific persecution, but somehow they were more than conquerors. What was this persecution like? How did it spread the Word of God? And how can it change our witness today?
Two Takeaways from the Las Vegas Massacre
On Sunday night, the deadliest mass shooting by a single individual in US history was perpetrated. We still have a lot of questions. Why did this happen? Does the shooter have any affiliations? How can we prevent a scenario like…
Victory in Death: Narrative of the Death of Thomas Halyburton
When he was still young, Thomas Halyburton’s family moved from Scotland in 1685 to avoid a bloody persecution, started by the British king, against all who did not attend the established church. These ‘covenanters’ were guilty of the ‘crime’ of…
Victory in Death: Narrative of the Death of an Irishman
A certain Irishman was a complete agnostic, who believed only in materialism; he was a lawyer, but now he knew that he would die. His aunt, a Christian, had asked for Spencer, a minister of the Christian Gospel, to visit…
The Soundtrack of the Second Coming
Almost the first mention of ‘The Day of the LORD’ comes from Isaiah 13:9: “Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it.”…
Victory in Death: A Narrative of the Death of Polycarp
The following narrative is an excerpt from a short booklet that I authored, titled ‘Victory in Death.’ Solomon said that it was better to go to the house of mourning than the house of feasting, because the wise will lay…
The Christian’s Treasure Chest
The Pharaohs built vast eternal palaces, pyramids, for their mummified bodies. These gloomy chambers were filled with everything from chariots (to enjoy a good chase in the afterworld) to food and drink (since they would surely be hungry). They even…
