Clapham Calling

John Piper on the 10 Commandments and parenting

The Ten Commandments are not central in Christian parenting. The gospel is.

The gospel is the rule and power by which we teach our children to live. The gospel is the culminating word of God that can break in on our children, who are born in sin, and by the power of the Holy Spirit bring about the new birth and forgiveness of sins and strength in suffering and biblical maturity.

Successful parenting is more than compliant kids. It is gospel-saturated living and teaching—a gospel is not just something that begins the Christian life but empowers it and shapes and sustains it.

Changed and sustained by the gospel, our children can rebel against the low expectations of adolescence and “do hard things” in a way that magnifies Jesus.

The Exiled Preacher on the radio

Mr. Guy  Davies "The Exiled Preacher" is providing the "Morning Thought", for BBC Radio Wiltshire this week. I think they are really good.

Micah J. was 1 year old at the end of March

 

 

Revival service 1939

S M Lockridge’s famous message "My King"

You hum the tune and I will play it.

 

Micah and Grandma. Easter.

Some of my favourite Spurgeon quotes

"There are no crown-wearers in heaven that were not cross-bearers here below."

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark." 

Back from the Banner.

Last week I was at the Banner Conference at Leicester. It was a lot of fun to be there with my Dad and father in law.

For me the stand out speakers were Joel Beeke and Stuart Olyott. Olyott was just what I needed, simple,homourous and very practical.

It was great to catch up on Pastor friends from all over the UK and catch up on sleep.

This quote from Beeke preaching on Matthew 27:46  "About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?— which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" sums up the conference for me "God gave the best that he had (Christ) for the worst he could find." There is also a good overview here.