This article marks the second in a series of posts that will, over the next several months, dive into the exciting — yet at times overwhelming — world of English Bible translations. Part 1 can be found HERE. English Bible Translation at the Time of the Reformation The problem, as Wycliffe saw it, was that while Latin may have been the common…
‘Pastor, which Bible translation is the best?’ I’m not a betting man. But if I were, I would bet my bottom dollar that most pastors will admit to running up against this question on a regular basis. The most candid will even admit that they’ve wrestled with this matter themselves. Some issues in the church are perennial — going back to the…
The following article first appeared on The Gospel Coalition Canada (11 August 2020). It can be found here. Pastors have their favourites. And I don’t mean people, but books of the Bible. And they will inevitably change over time. The worn out and wearied minister may find his daily solace for a season in the Servant Songs of Isaiah — refreshed with…
Human thought struggles to plummet the depths to which the Scriptures saturated the mind and heart of Jesus, the incarnate Word of God. As Israel’s true King, He read and meditated upon God’s Law to the utmost (cf. Deut. 17:19; Ps. 1:2). Knowing full well that the united testimony of Scripture orbited around His own person and work (John 5:39; cf. Luke…
The following article first appeared as a guest post on Gentle Reformation. If your social media feed is not on silent these days, the ping of incoming alerts has perhaps been more noticeable than ever. And more alluring if you’re being honest with yourself. While we complain about being overtaxed by incoming messages by the minute, there’s a part of us that…
These days, it would be shocking to come across someone who does not have the word coronavirus indelibly stamped upon their mind. It comes knocking at the door of our thoughts in one form or another just about every waking moment — as we turn on the radio; as we scroll through social media; as…
Only leave your house when necessary. Keep two metres apart. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Cough into your arm. Don’t gather in large groups. Respiratory droplets. Community transmission. Flattening the curve. Asymptomatic. Pre-symptomatic. N-95 masks. Ventilators. Insert your own term here. It seems that just about everywhere we turn (or click!), we are…
Note: The following article was written by the Rev. Warren Peel and published on Gentle Reformation under the title “Christians and Coronavirus” (28 FEB 2020). Rev. Peel serves as minister of Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland, as well as professor of Biblical Greek and New Testament Studies at the Reformed Theological College in Belfast.…
“Beware the barenness of a busy life,” warned Socrates. The words of the ancient Greek philosopher ring just as true in our own generation as they did in his. Facebook status updates. Instagram photo uploads. Netflix series marathons. The list goes on. It seems that just about every few weeks, the results of a new…
In the last post, we considered the rich imagery found in Psalm 46 — imagery that poetically and persuasively calls the people of God to take shelter in the shadow of the Almighty when the storms of life rage hard. We saw that it was Psalm 46, in all its poetic and persuasive beauty, that…