Quotable by John Gill on Prayer…Is he speaking of tongues???

You will find the quotes below….notice the part in bold text, which sound surprisingly similar to the “prayer language” glossolalia that some Pentecostal/Charismatic folks advocate.

1. Take notice of the various sorts of prayer, which will lead on to that; for there is a praying with all prayer, which denotes many sorts and kinds of prayer.
1a. [...]

Quotable from Charles Hodge on Prayer

Hodge also preached on prayer as a means of communion with God. Prayer in his view can be solemn and formal “in the use of articulate words and on set occasions in the closet, family or sanctuary” or it can be ejaculatory “and thus constant as the bubbling of a spring of living water” or [...]

Quotable from Tullian Tchividjian

“Younger generations don’t want trendy engagement from the church; in fact, they’re suspicious of it,” Tchividjian writes in Unfashionable. “Instead, they want truthful engagement with historical and theological solidity that enables meaningful interaction with transcendent reality. They want desperately to invest their life in something worth dying for, not some here-today-gone-tomorrow fad.“ 
This quote is from a [...]

Quotables by Elizabeth Achtemeier

These are all taken from The New International Biblical Commentary: Minor Prophets I -
“…Joel shows us that the true God is a God of power, the ruler of all nature and history, who has the might to offer effective love. God can do away with rebellion and his enemies on earth, and he will establish [...]

Quote of the Week from Dr. David W. Barker on Alcohol & Gluttony, Need for Pastoral Consistency

“To protect people from intoxication is laudable, but it is inappropriate to deprive people of Christian freedom based on their potential abuse. What the church should seek is Christian maturity, discipiling its members into moderation, not only in alcohol consumption, but in all things. While alcoholism is a real problem, even the daily news reports [...]

Quote of the Week: Thomas Watson

“There is more evil in a drop of sin than in a sea of affliction”
THOMAS WATSON

Oh that we would grieve our own sin and wickedness more than whatever affliction and suffering God’s providence sees fit for our soul. It seems that so many people are concerned about evil in the world, while oblivious to the [...]

Quote of the Week: John Newton (“Amazing Grace” author) warns Arrogant Calvinists

From hence we may observe, that believers who have most knowledge, are not therefore necessarily the most spiritual. Some may and do walk more honorably and more comfortably with two talents, than others with five. He who experimentally knows his own weakness, and depends simply upon the Lord, will surely thrive, though his acquired attainments [...]

Quote of the Week by Bible Commentator David L. Turner on Matthew 2

It is ironic that the birth of Jesus produced only anxious fear in the leaders of Israel (2:3), while it was an occasion of overwhelming joy for the mysterious Gentile wise men. The devotion of the wise men is in stark contrast to Herod’s treachery and the seeming apathy of the chief priests and teachers [...]