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Walking With Assurance and Worthy of His Purpose T. Watson (Part 9 of 9)

This treatise on God’s love is carefully written for the believer in anything they are going through, but especially for those going through a difficult time. How comforting to remember that the context of this book was that Watson (and other pastors) had been kicked out of their churches and homes while being faithful to… Read more

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The Worst Things Work for Good. Thomas Watson (Part 3 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Review The WORST things work for the good of the godly (3 of 9)   In chapter two, Watson gives four of the WORST things that God still uses for the good of the godly; Affliction, Temptation, Desertion, and Sin. This post will look at the final two.  First, Desertion (and… Read more

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This is the Way

Most of you are too young to remember an edition of the Living Bible (paraphrase) called The Way. I still have one from about forty years ago. They were big with the teenagers, as was that phrase, “the Way” (and about the same time, “One Way” with the index finger pointing upward). Many folks will… Read more

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The Worst Things Work for Good. Thomas Watson (Part 2 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Overview Have you ever taken the time to observe the gears of a watch working together? While they seem to move contrary to each other, the truth is that they are actually all carrying on the motions of the watch with harmonious precision. In a similar way, God uses both the… Read more

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The Best Things Work For Good. Thomas Watson (Part 1 of 9)

A Divine Cordial Book Review. Part 1 of 9 The Best Things Work For Good It all came crashing down for Thomas Watson in 1662. He was among one of the 2,000 pastors who were ejected out of their homes and their churches for not signing the Act of Uniformity. A year after being forced… Read more