I am frequently haunted by the words in the Bible. I don’t mean that they appear visibly, like a ghost might, but that they force their way into my mind as I lie sleepless in the early hours of the morning. So, on nights like these, I get out of bed and go [...]
I just finished Haddon Robinson’s wonderful book, Biblical Preaching. The man is a wonderful writer, as shown in the book, but he is also a gifted pastor and the embodiment of humble love.
When I visited Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary last year, I was privileged to have two meals at a table with Dr. Robinson, and [...]
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Erik Reece’s article, “Jesus Without The Miracles,” breaks my heart in many places, and confuses me in others. Reece bases his thoughts on Thomas Jefferson’s Bible excerpts, which I wrote about in my last post, and the Gospel of Thomas.
Continue reading about Distilling the Teachings of Jesus? Pt.2
Our modern world has blessed us with easy access to vast stores of information, including many works by old theologians.
I just downloaded and began reading a compilation of letters by John Newton, written to a young pastor. I may have pulled the book from a digital library, but the age-old advice is beautiful and [...]
A few scattered points about God’s faithfulness:
The RSV translation explains God’s faithfulness in this way:
God is one “with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” -James 1:17
Thankfully, God does not change in any way. If He were to change upon a whim, as do we all, nothing would be sure. If [...]
This Sunday I plan to teach on the faithfulness of God, and before I begin studying commentaries and the opinions of others, I want to get some of my own thoughts on paper (figuratively, of course - who still uses paper?). While it could be interesting to no one other than me, I’m going [...]
It is comforting to watch God work repeatedly in the same area of my life; He doesn’t just show me a flaw and walk away. Instead, He teaches me and guides me faithfully and consistently. In light of my last post, I’ve been seeing the idea of sin and forgiveness in everything I [...]
Scripture has been on my mind a great deal lately, and that always leads me back to the words of Jesus in John 5. In talking to the Pharisees about His identity, Jesus turns the conversation to the Old Testament.
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life
Jesus strikes [...]
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. - Genesis 3:6, NASB
From that terrible [...]
