Tag Archives: Evangelical

Do Small Group Bible Studies Help Us Understand the Bible?

Posted on 2012/05/29 by TFish

Ages ago, while a young Christian in college, I attended quite a few Bible studies over the course of four years. Some were better than others. The studies invariably fell into one of two categories. In the first type, one … Continue reading →

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On Commentaries

Posted on 2011/12/01 by TFish

In the preface to his final volume of Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of John, J. C. Ryle offered the following reflections on his extensive examination of commentaries on John’s Gospels: I freely confess that, with increasing years and experience, … Continue reading →

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On Tyranny

Posted on 2010/08/19 by TFish

The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is … Continue reading →

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Thee, Thou, Thy: Preference or Principle?

Posted on 2010/08/16 by TFish

The LORDE is my shepherde, I can wante nothinge. He fedeth me in a grene pasture, and ledeth me to a fresh water. He quickeneth my soule, & bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake. … Continue reading →

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Redeem Me, That I May Keep Your Precepts

Posted on 2010/08/13 by TFish

I have a regrettable habit of buying books that I don’t have time to read. Consequently, I often buy a book that lies unused for a long while before I get around to reading it. It took me several years … Continue reading →

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On Avoiding Scylla and Charybdis

Posted on 2010/08/06 by TFish

In reflecting on my life as an elder, I’ve decided that there are two kinds of mistakes that I wander into on occasion. Curiously, the two are almost opposites. On one hand, I tend to want to make everyone happy. … Continue reading →

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Our Best Things Are Yet to Come

Posted on 2010/08/02 by TFish

For many years my wife and I have been using J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels in our family worship. We were reading through the section on Matthew 14:1-12 a few days ago and I was particularly struck and … Continue reading →

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A Real New Testament Church

Posted on 2010/07/30 by TFish

Imagine that you are the husband in the following scenario: You, your wife, and your two small children have just moved to a new city. On the first Lord’s Day after you arrive, you set out to worship in a … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on 2010/07/26 by TFish

A couple of years ago, I marked a twenty-fifth anniversary of sorts. It would be inaccurate to say that I “celebrated” it, but I did pause to note its arrival. In August of 1983, while away on vacation, I was … Continue reading →

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What? Another Reformed Blog?

Posted on 2010/07/21 by TFish

Today I’m initiating another blog, fully expecting that my writing here will be infrequent. I hope to blog about some of the things I’ve pondered over on a variety of topics.  Most posts will be related in some way to … Continue reading →

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