New Media

FYI, I’ve posted a new sermon and ministry video over at our ministry [...]

Free Easy Image Resizer for Vista

I loved the image resizer tool that came with the Windows XP Powertoys set and I’ve found it quite annoying that Vista doesn’t have a similar quick and easy tool (that lets you right click on a photo or group of photos and resize them instantly).  Well, I just found a very nice and free one [...]

Hoping for an explanation

I would love to hear an answer to the legitimate concerns raised in this blog post — espeically from a couple of very highly esteemed (by me) SBC conservatives named therein.  Is there a “second” on [...]

Introducing our New Ministry

We’ve now launched a new website/blog introducing our new ministry (beginning in August).  This new blog will replace our old ministry blog, “The Gibson Weblog.”  Please feel free to visit us here.

This blog, Gratia et Veritas, will continue as my own [...]

Free Bible

Here.  Thanks, James.

Followup: I didn’t win the Bible. Oh, well.  Anyway, I already have an ESVSB (that, by the way, I [...]

What is Preaching?

Thanks to Dave Doran for the heads-up on this excellent explanation of preaching by one of [...]

Return to school…and end of the year.

Today we return to classes after a nearly two-week government-imposed school closing due to the “swine flu.”  Thankfully God kept us, our church, our school, and our city safe from the H1N1 virus.  Thank you for your prayers for us.

We return to school in the midst of final exam week (which has caused no small upheaval [...]

Eternal Light! Eternal Light!

Last night I listened to an outstanding message by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones called “Full Assurance of Hope.”  As he does so well, the good Doctor deeply ministered the grace of the gospel to my soul.  In the course of his message he quoted the text of this beautiful, gospel-inspired hymn by Thomas Binney:

Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
How [...]

Joy and affliction come from God

Psalm 90:15a:

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us…

And they [...]

Advice from an mature saint to a new believer

This is precious! This is J.I. Packer’s (apparently spontaneous) advice to a new believer in Christ. I’ve been a follower of Christ form most of my life, and even for me it is enormously helpful and edifying.

JI Packer Speaks To New Christians from Mike Anderson on Vimeo.

HT: [...]

Drug war in our backyard

My friend, Andy Naselli, just sent me this link to a photo essay on boston.com of Mexico’s violent drug war.  Some very sobering pictures.  Please pray for Mexico.

Here are some more photos of the border drug war [...]

A Blog is Born

Gratia et Veritas was born on March 20, 2009 at 9:43 A.M. in Monterrey Mexico.

John 1:17:

“quia lex per Moysen data est, gratia et veritas per Iesum Christum facta est.”

“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

“Porque la Ley fue dada por medio de Moisés; la gracia y la [...]