Monthly Archives: September 2015

From The Sword & Trowel 2011, issue 2 by Dr Peter Masters     Does the Bible teach definitively that the charismatic gifts have ceased? Can cessationism (the view that they have ended) be proved? Some say that the cessationism … Continue reading →

I haven’t always sat under the teaching ministry of John MacArthur. In fact, earlier parts of my Christian walk have been tarnished by over-exposure to some really bad Bible teachers, and attendance in some very man-centered churches. A lot of … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Talk to Your Children About Death It wasn’t the first thing to enter my mind, but it might have been the second: How am I going to tell the kids? The doctor had just laid out the cold, … Continue reading →

Almost every Christian makes some distinction between essentials of the faith and non-essentials. The distinction itself is fairly uncontroversial. But what exactly are the essentials? That’s a bit tougher. There are a number of ways to answer that question. We … Continue reading →