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What the Bible Says about the Afterlife
I’ve been a pastor for twenty years. If there’s one thing people have questions about, it’s the afterlife. If there’s one thing people...
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Simplify the Message: Multiply the Impact by @TalbotDavis (@AbingdonPress)
Simplify the Message: Multiply the Impact is a brand new book from my friend, Talbot Davis, pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Charlotte,...
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Preaching Holiness #UMC
I recently posted a few reflections on John Wesley’s instruction that Methodist preachers ought to preach the doctrine of holiness (or...
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Preaching to Inspire Generosity: New Article on #Stewardship @PreachingMag
I’ve got a new article up at Preaching.com. Here’s the intro: No one likes a sermon about money. The people in the pews don’t like them...
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3 Reasons for Reading Backwards with Richard Hays (@Baylor_Press)
After attending part of the review panel for Richard Hays’ new short book, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel...
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New Podcast: Saved All the Way @StMarkMobile #UMC #WesleyanAccent
http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5312367/url/http%253A%252F%252Fstmarkumc.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fsaved-all-the-way-phil-21...
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Review: Preaching the New Testament (@ivpacademic)
Two of my top interests are combined in the title of this book. So, I’m very glad to have the opportunity to draw attention to it here,...
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5 Ways to Preach the Whole Bible (#andcanitbe)
Leading the church into an ever deeper understanding of the Bible-as-a-whole is no small task, and all who devote their lives to the...
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Review: Preach: Theology Meets Practice (Dever & Gilbert)
Books on preaching abound. And those of us who make a regular practice of reading such books must sift through the available volumes to...
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Just in case you forgot
“When we hear the ancient bells growling on Sunday morning we ask ourselves: Is it really possible! this, for a Jew, crucified two...
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Lincoln on the Sufficiency of the Gospel
“There is a host of different ways in which contemporary believers can be tempted to feel that the basic gospel message is inadequate and...
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Panel Review: Saying it Well by Charles Swindoll
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The Homiletic Task
The task of the preacher is to proclaim the glory of the triune God, revealed in the cross of Christ and experienced in the communion of...
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Evangelizing the Church
The new issue of Preaching is out and contains my article “Evangelizing the Church”. Here’s the intro: If you are like me, there may have...
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The Scandal of Preaching in a Digital Age
The new issue of The Princeton Theological Review is now available online and contains my article, “Faith Comes from Hearing: The Scandal...
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What is the Role of the Pastor?
What is the role of the pastor? This topic has garnered quite a bit of attention around the blogosphere as of late. I first came across...
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Why Do I Preach through Whole Books of Scripture?
The quickest answer is simply: because that’s how I have received them. The triune God has sovereignly chosen to preserve the scriptures...
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Theological Education in a Pluralistic World
The record of Paul’s visit to Athens in Acts 17 provides an informative glimpse into the religious culture of the first century...
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Calvin on Preaching
Here’s a quote on Calvin and preaching from Gerald McDermott’s The Great Theologians: a Brief Introduction (IVP, 2010): “Despite his...
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PTR Review of Why Johnny Can’t Preach
The Fall 2009 issue of the Princeton Theological Review is online and contains my review of T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Preach:...
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New Preaching Article: 5 Things to Know About Preaching Whole Books
The new issue of Preaching (25.6) is now online and contains my article: “Five Things You Need to Know About Preaching Through the Books...
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