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John Forbes of Alford (c.1565–1634) was the cousin of Andrew Meville. Forbes is not to be confused with his nephew, the Aberdeen Doctor John...

Repetition is a key feature of the Scriptures. It is very remarkable because not everything that could have been has been included about the...

Every night before bed mark God's mercies to you as love tokens from your husband. What we should esteem of is the continual presence of...

Duty must be cordial and hearty for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness. The matter must swim not in the head or understanding, ...

Clothing (as opposed to insufficient covering) was first provided by God. “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of ski...

Kenneth Clarke was on Radio 4's Any Questions last Friday stridently contemning all forms of extremism whether atheistic, islamist or th...

Noone needs an academic research paper to tell us that blogging is big here . According to the mixture of metaphors in the title which exami...

From: Calvin's Ecclesiastical Advice Calvin's "Essay on the Lord's Supper" from, The Form of Prayers, 1542 and 1545. T...

"There are Two Callings to be minded by All Christians. Every Christian hath a General Calling, Which is to Serve the Lord Jesus Christ...

Pilgrims need songs for their journey. The pilgrims that went up to Zion at the three appointed feasts in the year had an ample store of div...

I omitted to mention in the last post that it is an extremely sad step that is being contemplated in the Free Church and noone who considers...

This year the Free Church is to meet to debate and decide upon its position on worship. This comes after a sustained attack by an influentia...

Thoughts are inconstant, changeable and difficult to control. In the multitude of words, sin is not wanting and so with the multitude of tho...

There is a new crisis in the evangelical handling of Scripture. Issues such as the role of women are significantly shaping the traditional e...

MY desire is that my Lord would give me broader and deeper thoughts, to feed myself with wondering at His love. I would I could weigh it, bu...

...it is not owing to God, nor to any of his revelations, that true saints ever doubt of their state; his revelations are plain and clear, a...

The following Contemplation by Augustus Toplady is very appropriate at the moment and may help us learn from our providence in the UK at pre...

by John Owen All Christians acknowledge that his present state is a state of the highest glory, — of exaltation above the whole creation of ...