By Mathew Gilbert If you’ve ever seen the movie The Lion King, then you’ll surely remember the scene where Mufasa, king of the lion tribe, gazes out at his entire kingdom with his young son, Simba. Mufasa is trying to help Simba see that one day he will be gone and the kingdom will belong …
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By Evan Knies James Buchanan was born in Paisley in the west of Scotland, and later studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1840 he was appointed to be minister of the High Church (St. Giles) in Edinburgh, where he became colleague to Dr. Robert Gordon, another evangelical preacher. After Thomas Chalmers' death in 1847, …
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By Colton Corter The Lord's Day is the most important day of the week. Jesus has placed the authority of representing the Kingdom of God on earth in our gathered assemblies (Matt 18:20). So God's glory is put on peculiar display when we meet as local congregations to worship our gracious Triune God. We meet to hear …
By Mathew Gilbert It’s always difficult to see someone you really respect fall deep into sin. Even the slightest accusation of moral failure in someone you respect changes the way you look at them forever. When we see crucial authority figures in our lives fall into sin, we struggle to trust not only that person, …
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By Mathew Gilbert T. Desmond Alexander once wrote, “The tabernacle links heaven and earth.” In all the ways God brings his presence to his people, there are two main examples in the Old Testament—the tabernacle and the temple. They are similar in design and construction with the main difference being that one is a tent …
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The King’s Table 