Pastor Jude's Blog: In the Trenches
He Lowers Himself
by Jude St. JohnBeing away to attend the General Assembly of The Alliance Canada (aka The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada), and especially the extended travel time due to weather--it took me 30 hours to reach Calgary--gave me a few extra moments to finish reading a book on Psalm 119 written by Stephen Yuille. I definitely recommend The Path of Life:
TBT@ITT - Do you want to watch movies in a purposeful way?
by Jude St. JohnThis was origianlly posted May 28, 2009. If yes, this post by Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds should be helpful. Frame: Questions to Ask of a Film Here are the sorts of questions John Frame thinks about when watching a film: Who wrote the film? Who produced it? Who directed it? Do we know through the writings and previous work of
Faith in Exile: Psalm 119 & the Christian Life
by Jude St. JohnLord willing, we will start a sermon series on June 21, 2026 that is part of our preaching through the Psalms that has occured each summer since 2017. This series-within-a-series will be on Psalm 119. I have been very much helped by a book on Psalm 119 by David VanDrunen. VanDrunen is the Robert B. Strimple associate professor of systematic
TBT@ITT - Unusual Courage
by Jude St. JohnOriginally posted on May 29, 2009. Theodosius, the Byzantine emperor, made belief in Christianity a matter of imperial command: "It is Our Will that all the peoples We rule shall practice that religion which the divine Peter the Apostle transmitted to the Romans. We shall believe in the single Deity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy spirit,
The Triumph of Grace over the Power of Sin
by Jude St. JohnIn his introduction to chapter 6 of the Book of Romans, Thomas Schreiner--in his Baker Exegetical Commentary--points to 3 things that lead to Paul's exhortation that they refuse the dominion of sin in their lives: 1) they have died with Christ; 2) they will be raised with Christ when they share in his resurrection; and 3) they have been
God's Justice According to George Swinnock
by Jude St. JohnThe Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock is a book in the Puritan Treasures for Today series. and is from Swinnock's The Incomparableness of God which is found in volume 4 of Swinnock’s Works.
An Exciting Initiative for Leadership Development
by Jude St. JohnIf you have been a part of West London Alliance Church the past 5 years or so, you will be aware of our 10 Year Plan and have heard me speak of it in various ways and at various times. for example, our Jacqueline Street church plant, launching on Easter Sunday, is an integral part of that plan. The 10 year plan is most easily conisidered under
Best Books of 2021
by Jude St. JohnDeciding on a “best book” is often very difficult, even when it is limited to the books read in one year. What makes a book “the best”? Is it the skill of the writer? Is it the impact of the content on one’s life? Is it the ground-breaking-ness of the content? These and many other criteria may come to mind when the
