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Greek Vocabulary Web App
This fall I am using the draft of my Greek textbook, Introduction au grec biblique, for the first time. I have developed a web app for reviewing the vocabulary. The site is live at …
Book Published (French): Guillaume Farel's Summary of the Christian Faith in Modernized French
I did it. I completed my project to modernize the French of Guillaume Farel’s Le sommaire with the aim of making it accessible (or relatively so) to a modern audience. It is now published as an …
Boulet Publishing Website Now Live
For about two months (mid-August to mid-October), I worked on the new bilingual Boulet Publishing website boulet.pub. It has now officially launched. It isn’t perfect. I’d like to someday …
Transitioning to Training Leaders International
Working with TLI After four years of serving the cause of theological education in Quebec through Farel - Institut de théologie réformée, I am moving on without moving at all. What do I mean? Simply …
Church Fathers Timeline (French)
I recently prepared this timeline for my Summer 2025 course on the theology of the early church for the Faculté de Théologie Évangélique. Timeline generator
Next Project: Modernizing a Historical Text by Guillaume Farel
Guillaume Farel (1489-1565) When teaching Theology of the Reformation (in French), I was struck by how difficult it is to get primary sources in French. My next project is a proof of concept exercise. …
Book Published (French): A Guided Reader of the Greek Text of 1-3 John
After more than 2 years of development, my guided reader of the Greek text of 1-3 John for French speakers is finally ready. For more information, including how to buy, visit boulet.pub. Learn More …
2 Sermons (French) on 1 John
I had the opportunity to continue my series on 1 John 1-2 for the Église Réformée St-Jean in Montréal. February 2, 2025 Title: L’amour du Père ou l’amour du monde Text: 1 John 2:12-17 …
Sermon: The New Old Commandment
I was invited to preach at Dalesville Baptist Church on October 6, 2024. Text: 1 John 2:7-11 Title: The New Old Commandment
4 Sermons (French) on 1 John
This short series on 1 John 1-2 was preached for the Église Réformée St-Jean in Montréal. April 14, 2024 Title: Notre communion Text: 1 John 1:1-4 April 21, 2024 Title: Dieu est lumière Text: 1 John …
Sermon: My Lord and My God
I was invited to preach at Emmaus Anglican Church on April 7, 2024. Text: John 20:19-31 Title: My Lord and My God
Sermon: Turn and Live
I was invited to preach at Emmaus Anglican Church on October 1, 2023. Text: Ezek 18:1-4, 25-32; Matt 21:28-32 Title: Turn and Live
Published Article: "Worse Than a Curse: The Meaning and Syntax of ḥērem in Malachi 3:24 [4:6]"
My latest article, dealing with the last verse of Malachi, was published by Journal for Semitics on August 8, 2023. Those with access can read the article online here: …
Book in Progress: A Guided Greek Reader for 1-3 John
I am very excited about this project. This Greek Reader (written in French) is primarily for students who have finished a first year of New Testament Greek and who are eager to dive into the biblical …
Sermon: Love and Obedience
I was invited to preach at Emmaus Anglican Church on January 15, 2023. (This is similar to, but not identical to the sermon I preached on October 30, 2022 for Grace Montreal Church.) Text: John 14:15 …
Bible Reading Notebook: Softcover Edition Now Available
My Bible Reading Notebook is now available in a softcover edition in both English and French. You may see the details or buy now on lulu.com.
Sermon: If you love me, you will keep my commandments
I was invited to preach at Grace Montreal Church on October 30, 2022. Text: John 14:15-31 Title: If you love me, you will keep my commandments
Sermon: For I am God and not a man
I was invited to preach at Grace Montreal Church on June 12, 2022. Text: Hosea 11:1-11 Title: For I am God and not a man
Bible Reading Notebook: Save $5 until August 23
My Bible Reading Notebook is on sale now until August 23, 2022 (English and French editions). Buy now on lulu.com.
Bible Reading Notebook: Available Now
My Bible Reading Notebook is now available in both English and French. You may see the details or buy now on lulu.com.
Prayer: Week of September 12, 2021
Righteous Judge of all the earth, You see everything and You weight our hearts. The sins that we repeat every day are there before you. If You were not also gracious, this fact would lead us into …
Prayer: Week of September 5, 2021
Shepherd of our hearts, pursue us and do not forget us. Like sheep, we go astray throughout this life and we are in danger of losing ourselves on some unknown path, of falling suddenly into a pit, and …
Prayer: Week of August 29, 2021
Father Almighty, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, give us ears to hear the Word that You have revealed for us. At our feet, You have placed two paths: the path of our own obstinate hearts and the …
Prayer: Week of August 22, 2021
Lord, You are greater than the politicians of this earth, greater than the gods of the nations, greater than our science and our culture. You are wholly other. You are beyond our understanding. That …
Prayer: Week of August 15, 2021
Creator of all things, in the beginning You were there, and nothing at all that exists can possibly exist apart from You. You reign over all the earth, all the galaxies, and all the spirits. You keep …
Prayer: Week of August 8, 2021
King of Kings, You who give authority to the governments of this world, have pity on those who govern and on those who are governed. Give us, at every level of our society, a government that is …
Prayer: Week of August 1, 2021
Prince of Peace, guard our hearts and our minds. Tomorrow’s food escapes us, our dreams crumble away, our loved ones suffer, natural disasters will not sleep, wars continue, the saints are …
Prayer: Week of July 25, 2021
O, Lord of Hosts, how is it possible that those who hate You lift their heads and attack Your people? Are You not the most powerful? Do You not love those who love You? Hear the cries of the innocent, …
Prayer: Week of July 18, 2021
Jesus, You who have conquered death, be for us a force against the challenges of life. We are commanded to rejoice with those who rejoice and to weep with those who weep. We pray for those who are …
Prayer: Week of July 11, 2021
Jesus, Son of God, High Priest, come to our aid. Life is difficult for us, temptations are numerous, and we doubt Your goodness. Have mercy on us and do not crush us. Remember that we are but flesh …
Prayer: Week of July 4, 2021
Eternal God, Giver of Life, Source of all good things, satisfy all our desires. In this world, we are surrounded by good things that attract our gaze, but show us just how much more wonderful you are. …
Prayer: Week of June 27, 2021
Good Shepherd, watch over us during the long nights. So easily do we feel alone. We forget the good that You have done to us. We lose sight of Your mighty works, those moments in our lives when we …
Prayer: Week of June 20, 2021
O, Great King, I want to go home to Your eternal halls. Your servant is weary; the task is too difficult; the reward too meagre. Is it really the end of all tears and all sorrows? Will our pain in …
Prayer: Week of June 13, 2021
Lord, our Shepherd, we want for nothing. Thank you for all that You give us; thank you most of all for Your gift of Yourself. Help us, Lord, not to worry about tomorrow, but rather to make known our …
Prayer: Week of June 6, 2021
Master, Shepherd, Vinedresser, have pity on us. To the earth, you have given every seventh year to be a sabbatical rest. Where then is our rest? Are we not more precious than the earth? Do you not …
Praying from the Lord's Prayer
In general, I find that we Christians are 1) quick to recognize that we are weak in prayer and 2) glad to learn more about prayer. We know quite well that prayer is incredibly important for our …
Prayer: Week of May 30, 2021
Our Father, thank you for our life. It is thanks to you that even the smallest sparks exist, and we too are your creation. Quite honestly, life is sometimes hard, and sometimes we even regret the day …
Prayer: Week of May 23, 2021
Fearsome and almighty God, deliver us from that deadly danger, the fear of man. We sometimes fear what others may think of us, or we fear that someone may harm us for doing what is right. That fear …
Prayer: Week of May 16, 2021
Lord, Giver of Life, give us the strength to persevere and the joy of participating in Your miraculous work. You have the words of eternal life. Write those words on our hearts. Transform us into …
Prayer: Week of May 9, 2021
God Most High, glory be to Your name, and not to us. Too often we desire to receive the glory or to come first, but the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty belong to You. …
Prayer: Week of May 2, 2021
Lord Jesus, you gave us these words: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” What a challenge, Lord! We give you thanks, because you are effecting the impossible in our hearts, …
Prayer: Week of April 25, 2021
Only and everlasting God, King of kings, Lord of lords, protect us from the grievous and very human tendency to create gods after our own image or according to our limited conceptions. The sin of the …
Prayer: Week of April 18, 2021
God, Almighty and three times holy, grant us a vision of Your splendour and perfection that will bedazzle us. Like the Israelites, who were afraid to approach the mountain, give us a reasonable fear …
Prayer: Week of April 11, 2021
Lord Jesus, You who are both perfect according to Your divinity and perfectly ordinary according to Your humanity, have pity on us. We will encounter failure, that is certain. We will trip, and even …
Prayer: Week of April 4, 2021
Risen Lord, master of life, glory be to Your name in all the earth. May the playful otters dance in the water for Your glory; may the majestic eagles soar above tall mountains for Your glory; may the …
Prayer: Week of March 28, 2021
Heavenly Father, Jesus said that those who are truly His brothers and sisters are those who do your will. He also said that the big difference between the wise person and the fool is that the first …
Published Article: Secondary Predicates in Biblical Hebrew
I was pleasantly surprised to receive this book in the mail today: Yes, the subject matter is of personal interest. However, I admit to having an even greater personal interest in Chapter 10 of this …
Prayer: Week of March 21, 2021
Creator of all things – of mighty volcanoes, tiny mustard seeds, and the mysteries of outer space – we recognize our powerlessness and our ignorance before You. Judge of all hearts, we recognize our …
Prayer: Week of March 14, 2021
El-Roi, the God who sees us, we thank You for Your faithfulness toward us. You know our joys and our sorrows; You know our successes and our failures. Give us this day our daily bread, grace, and …
Prayer: Week of March 7, 2021
Heavenly Father, we sometimes feel all alone in this world. We know that You are there with us, even in us by the Holy Spirit, but we are creatures of flesh. It does us good to see with our eyes and …
Prayer: Week of Feb 28, 2021
God of Jacob, Lord of heavenly armies, you are our refuge and our strength in trying times. Even if the whole world is shaken, you remain solid and sovereign. When we fear that we won’t have …
Memorizing God’s Word
Psalm 1:3 says that the person who meditates on God’s teaching is “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither” (ESV). One of the best …
Prayer: Week of Feb 21, 2021
Holy Spirit, Master and Vivifier of the Church, transform us completely. Make us, Jesus’ disciples, into an unshakeable unity in this fragmented world. Give us the inexhaustible desire to love …
Prayer: Week of Feb 14, 2021
Eternal God, You have always been and You will always exist. You are stability itself. We, however, are fragile. We are made of flesh that cannot last. We sweat and we fall. We strive to understand …
Prayer: Week of Feb 7, 2021
Living God, Your Word is the truth. We are conscious of the falsehood of human beings. All have gone astray from your straight path. By means of lies, the poor are oppressed. Because of our shame, we …
Prayer: Week of Jan 31, 2021
God, our Father, thank you for the huge family that you have given us. Some of us have left behind our parents, our brothers and sisters, our friends to follow you, but we are not thereby without …
2020 and the Coronavirus through the Eyes of Joel the Prophet
There is a sense in which the global pandemic has been good for us. Anything that can open our eyes to realities hidden or ignored must be reckoned as beneficial. Isn’t it true that we learned …
Prayer: Week of Jan 24, 2021
Good and loyal Master, you have bought us for Yourself and we are your thankful servants. By your grace we are forgiven. By your grace we receive all that we need. Lord, do not allow us to forget your …
Prayer: Week of Jan 17, 2021
Lord Jesus, our True Vine, You are the source of our life, of our joy, and of our love. We are the branches, and the Father prunes us, purifies us, so that we may produce the fruit of love and glorify …
Prayer: Week of Jan 10, 2021
Our Father, sovereign King over all the earth, have mercy upon us. We know, Lord, that you raise the weak and that you abase the boastful. We know that you bring to power governments that are just and …
Prayer: Week of Jan 3, 2021
Eternal God, we pay homage to your wisdom, which surpasses our comprehension and even our imagination. What human would have imagined a plan of salvation like that revealed in Scripture? Who could …
Review: Systematic Theology by Robert Letham
This single-volume systematic theology seeks to provide a clear and concise articulation of the Reformed faith, rooted in historical teaching while addressing current challenges in the life of the …
Prayer: Week of Dec 27, 2020
O, Lord, Master of the armies of heaven, we sometimes feel so small. Whether it be before sickness, war, or injustice, Lord, we feel powerless. But if God is for us, who can be against us? In Jesus, …
Prayer: Week of Dec 20, 2020
Dear eternal God, what a marvel to contemplate your glory and your might confined to a mortal body! We can but imagine the awe and wonder of those who held the eternal Son in their arms, or of those …
Prayer: Week of Dec 13, 2020
God, our Saviour, what an honour to be counted among your children! Fill us with joy, knowing that nothing can separate us from your eternal and indestructible love. In this world we suffer, but not …
Prayer: Week of Dec 6, 2020
Holy Spirit, you who give life, come again to refresh your Church. Distracted in the world, we are feeble and dry. Direct us again to concentrate on Jesus, the living Word, who is our life and our …
Prayer: Week of Nov 29, 2020
God Almighty, you who created all things and who have made possible both our salvation and eternal life, give us the humility that befits us as human beings. Without the goodness that you pour out …
Prayer: Week of Nov 22, 2020
God, our heavenly Father, thanks. Thanks for having so loved us that you adopted us as your own children. In the world without you, we were at the mercy of the devil and of dangerous wolves. We were …
Prayer: Week of Nov 15, 2020
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternal God and Creator of the universe, we give you thanks for the work that is ours to do. For those who have none, Lord, we pray that you would give them good and …
Prayer: Week of Nov 8, 2020
God, our Saviour, we pray for those who do harm in this world and who have the desire in their heart to do harm. By such harm, they make of us their enemies. We pray, Lord, that you would give us a …
Prayer: Week of Nov 1, 2020
God, our Judge, you who are both perfectly just and perfect love, have mercy on us. We deserve your anger. We deserve eternal punishment. We see it in the news and on social media; we see how we can …
Prayer: Week of Oct 25, 2020
Lord, Light of the nations, you who are at once love and wisdom, guide us in these uncertain times. Life becomes complicated everywhere; everywhere there is sickness, everywhere there is politics. As …
Review: On Being Presbyterian by Sean Michael Lucas
An introduction to the beliefs, practices, and stories that make up the Presbyterian identity.
Prayer: Week of Oct 18, 2020
Good Shepherd, you who made the earth and permitted us to roam it from end to end, and to find, either your glory, or our destruction, according to the affections of our hearts, do not abandon us. …
Prayer: Week of Oct 11, 2020
Lord Jesus, you who so loved us that you were ready to trade away everything to acquire us; to attract us to yourself, cleanse us from our filthiness, reclothe us in pure garments, and guide us by the …
Prayer: Week of Oct 4, 2020
Eternal Master, you who are our guide and protector, give us the desire to see your mission accomplished here in Quebec and the wisdom to know how we may properly participate. You, and you alone, will …
Translation Plugins: Translatepress vs. WPML
For this bilingual website, I needed a translation plugin. I wanted a plugin that allowed comprehensive manual translation and I eventually narrowed the field to Translatepress and WPML. This review …
Prayer: Week of Sept 27, 2020
God Almighty, you who govern all of creation, have pity on us in this time of pandemic. We send our kids to school, but we fear illness. We visit our aging parents, but we fear illness. We show up to …
Prayer: Week of Sept 20, 2020
Our Father who art in heaven, you who see us at all times, who are the Knower-of-hearts, forgive us our prideful and unworthy thoughts; guide us according to your will for our lives, according to your …