What follows are seven quotations made up of truthful statements about reading, each followed by a brief commentary about the statement. May you be established, renewed, and encouraged to read good bo...  Read More

IntroductionJob 5:17 says “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.” Learning to receive the Lord’s discipline (Heb. 12:3-11) as a blessing i...  Read More

Heavenly Father, King of Creation, there is no backyard, barrio, or black hole over which you are not King. Our thoughts are too small, but yours are not. All authority on heaven and earth has been gi...  Read More

Daron’s Recommendations1.    Michael Foster and Dominic Bnonn Tennant, It’s Good to be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity (Canon Press, 2022)The snare of dabbling almost prevented me from reading...  Read More

Pastor Brian’s Books1.    William Willimon, Remember Who You Are: Baptism and the Christian Life (Upper Room, 1998) & Sunday Dinner: The Lord’s Supper and the Christian Life (Upper Room, 1983).  When ...  Read More

Here it is, a list of books; the best books we’ve read in 2024, which are different from the best books published in 2024. Why give you a list of books? Because we think reading is important and we th...  Read More

IntroductionChristian high school and homeschooling curricula increasingly require a “career prep” class. Modern people think of a career as a lifetime occupation or profession that requires special t...  Read More

The American side of the Scrooby congregation was without a pastor. John Robinson stayed with the Leyden side of the congregation in the Netherlands. The ruling elder, William Brewster, came over on t...  Read More

It has pleased the Lord to call our loving and faithful pastor Matt Carpenter to First Congregational Church in Middleborough, MA. To write about our dear and reverend brother seems like a Sisyphean t...  Read More

Introduction“Should Christians be on social media?” is a very different question from “Should I be on social media?” In framing these questions there are two common mistakes. One mistake is when the f...  Read More

IntroductionCulture-making is one of the ways we change the world. But we should think small before we think big. Tip O’Neill famously said, “All politics is local.” What if we thought of culture-maki...  Read More

Francis Schaeffer said, “For a Christian, redeemed by the work of Christ and living within the norms of Scripture and under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the lordship of Christ should include an ...  Read More