Chronological snobbery
Church bulletin: One of C.S. Lewis’s most quoted expressions is “chronological snobbery”. Lewis did not coin the phrase, that distinction belongs to Owen Barfield, a fellow Inkling and one of …
The engine room
Church bulletin: Our famous Baptist predecessor, C.H. Spurgeon, enjoyed showing visitors around the Metropolitan Tabernacle. At the end of the tour he would ask if they wanted to see the …
God saved the Queen
Church bulletin: I grew up in a house of royalist paraphernalia – tea towels, cups and saucers, teapots, display plates, books, etc. This was due to my mum not my …
Must we unreservedly forgive?
Church bulletin: We have seen on the news after a murder or an accident caused by negligence that the family of the victim forgives the culprit. This is before any …
God-glorification or self-glorification?
Church bulletin: There is this thing called ‘acts of random kindness.’ It is when someone performs an unexpected deed such as paying a stranger’s bill in a café. It takes …
I will build My church, but I might not build yours
Church bulletin: The Lord Jesus Christ promised to build His church. He did not promise to build SDRBC. If next week our congregation ceases to exist, Christ is still building …
Long lost family
Church bulletin: Long Lost Family is a TV show that involves people searching for either their biological parents or their biological children. Sometimes it involves one sibling searching for another. …
Connecting without compromise
Church bulletin: The Lord Jesus was perfectly comfortable in the company of unbelievers. He was accused of being a drunk and glutton due to frequenting the houses and feasts of …
Bottled tears
Church bulletin: Psalm 56:8, “You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?” David was a prisoner of war and his enemies taunted …
Floods of blessing
Church bulletin: I doubt that any of us have lived through heavier spells of rain than those earlier in the year. One evening, our back yard began to flood. …