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Devotional reflections and long-form theological articles written by Greenville Seminary faculty, offering accessible insights on Scripture, doctrine, and Christian living.

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Remember Your Leaders

A pastoral appeal urging congregations to pray for, encourage, and support fragile ministers who labor amid loneliness and weakness. Cites Acts 18 and Heb.13:7.

The Puritan Sabbath

Sabbath was instituted at creation (Gen 2) and blessed as a perpetual, moral ordinance. Though Christians now observe the first day, the obligation and blessings of weekly Sabbath-keeping remain.

Jesus and the Psalms

Shows how the Psalms testify to Christ: his suffering, resurrection, ascension and reign, and how Jesus and the NT apply the Psalms to the Messiah.

Christ Is All in All

A pastoral exhortation to seek Christ as the all-sufficient center of faith and life, illustrated from John Brown, Scripture (John, 1 Peter, Ephesians), and Calvin’s Institutes.

Blessing and Privilege

A brief, encouraging letter reminding Christians of their astonishing privileges in Christ — called by God’s grace, adopted, sealed, and more than conquerors. Be thankful and press on.

He Gives Us Rest

A call to honor the Sabbath and daily quiet times. Following Christ’s example of withdrawing to pray, rest is God’s gracious provision to renew body, mind, and soul.

“Children at the Lord’s Table” — A Review

Review of Venema’s Children at the Lord’s Table. Argues paedocommunion is refuted by dismantling OT Passover/covenant arguments and by careful New Testament exegesis (John 6; 1 Cor 11).

Don’t Turn Back!

A Cambridge pastor’s Christmas letter urging believers not to abandon Christ. Drawing on Hebrews, he warns against neglecting salvation and calls readers to embrace the supremacy and love of Jesus.

The Deceitfulness of Sin

Pastoral letter warning about the deceitfulness of sin, its abuse of gospel grace, and the necessity of mutual exhortation and gospel-based resistance in Christian fellowship.

Great Joy, Great Struggle

The Christian life is simultaneous joy and struggle—simul iustus et peccator. United to Christ, believers endure trials and daily dying/rising; keep looking to Jesus.

Guard the Gospel

A pastoral admonition urging zeal for Christ’s honour and the sufficiency of the gospel. It defends salvation by grace through faith against false teachers and warns against compromise.

The Fragrant Life

Hamilton urges that gospel truth be clothed in the “fragrance” of Christ—winsome grace flowing from union with Christ. Truth must be proclaimed and lived with humble, attractive witness.

Perfecting Holiness

A pastoral exhortation to pursue personal holiness and mortify sin by the Spirit, that believers may be cleansed and useful instruments for Christ. Draws on Paul and Puritan writers.

Calvinism’s Exalted View of Scripture and Life

A positive review of Joel Beeke’s Living for God’s Glory. Praises its pastoral, comprehensive presentation of Calvinism—centered on God’s sovereignty—and its strong defense of doctrines like limited atonement.

Happiness Under the Sun?

A short devotional urging seekers to find true, eternal happiness in fellowship with God, not in worldly things. It warns that sin and secularism cannot satisfy, citing Psalm 1 and Romans 1.

Beholding the Glory of Christ

Ian Hamilton urges believers to behold Christ’s glory - deity, humiliation, exaltation - through Scripture, creation and faith; beholding Him transforms us into His likeness.

Only One Gospel

A pastoral letter urging faithfulness to the one gospel, warning against doctrinal compromise and false teaching (Galatians’ anathema). Calls churches to preach justification by faith alone.

Not by Might and Not by Power

A pastoral plea that orthodox preaching and the sacraments are insufficient without the Holy Spirit. Pray for ministers and congregations to seek Spirit-powered conviction and growth.

Pride and Prejudice

Ian Hamilton warns Reformed Christians against pride and exclusivism, urging large-hearted fellowship that recognizes fellow believers fighting for Christ despite denominational differences.

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