“Hold Fast What You Have: An Open Door, A Little Power, My Word, My Name, My Love, the Word of My Perseverance, Your Crown”

Revelation 3:7–13 Today, we are a small group of believers assembled in a dominion and former colony of what was the largest empire in the history of the world up to a hundred and twenty-six years ago. In 1920 the British Empire was 36 million square kilometres, seven times the size of the Roman Empire. Simultaneously today, we are a

One of my favourite quotes has long been R.L. Whiteside’s statement, “He is a poor preacher who cannot preach better than he can practice.”1 I mention that statement because this psalm is about confident single-mindedness; and I cannot claim to be a wonderful example of that trait. We should all praise it, teach it, and encourage it, even if we

Psalm 106 is rather long. This article will be rather short. This will give the reader more time to examine the psalm to see if what the article says is true. Please do so. We know that we should praise the Lord, and we know that we should confess our sins; but does it ever occur to us that confession

A young woman was riding a train. She was reading as the train moved along. As she read it was clear that she was enjoying what she read. She smiled frequently and laughed hilariously at times. Before the train had gone far, someone in a nearby seat asked the title of the book she was reading. Does anyone ever ask

This psalm begins and ends with the same words which began and ended Psalm 103. In both, the writer exhorts himself and us to “bless the Lord.” The difference between the two psalms is in the choice of the motives given for blessing the Lord. An overall outline of the psalm looks like this: One difference between ancient man and