One of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament in terms of Christ’s advent is the song of Simeon. When this old man meets the Christ child in the Temple, he reacts by telling God that he is now…
Reading Carl’s post on “Oxgoads no more” prompted me to share what I have done over the past three years here at FPC Hattiesburg during the Christmas season. I confess that I find this time of year challenging for two…
Carl Trueman on the challenge and privilege of preaching (especially at Christmas): The problem is not just metaphysical, not simply a question of how one can talk about infinite God entering finite human existence (`Our God contracted to a span,…
Hey Guys, This has been a crazy month of illnesses for my family. My daughter’s pneumonia took a turn for the worse and my husband needed an emergency appendectomy this week. Hopefully, I can bring him home from the hospital…
Yesterday, I raised the issue of preaching the Incarnation and underscored the fact that the mystery of the Incarnation really means that it must be proclaimed rather than defended or accommodated. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of God in the…
Yesterday, I raised the issue of preaching the Incarnation and underscored the fact that the mystery of the Incarnation really means that it must be proclaimed rather than defended or accommodated. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of God in the…
Reflecting on Gabriel’s reflecting, I was reminded of being at a conference with a well-known preacher who is based in the US. He began his sermon by recounting an interview he had done on the radio. He was asked the…
Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no…
Two years ago, in good Puritan style, I preached at my local church the Sunday before Christmas and took as my text Judges 3:31. It was simply where I had arrived in my exposition of Judges and I saw no…
Hoping for Something Better, Nancy Guthrie (Saltriver, 2007) I just started reading this book by Guthrie. It is designed to be used as a woman’s Bible study on the book of Hebrews (A 10-week study. There is no way I…
