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Sign of the end times (not)

Rumor has it that there was a minor panic across the Bible belt this morning when a number of pastors focused on this story as a sign that Matthew 24:15 was about to be fulfilled, advising their congregations to flee…

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New history book from Sandy Finlayson

Prof Sandy Finlayson of Westminster Theological Seminary has published a new book on the formative leaders of the Free Church of Scotland. Unity and Diversity has been published by Christian Focus Publications. It gives biographical studies of men like Thomas…

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Running to Bethlehem

Okay, I’ll take the bait. Carl just wrote, “If the game is simply to get from Text A to Bethlehem, what do you do with a book like Judges? Preach 200 sermons which essentially say, ‘This judge failed, but surprise,…

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Preaching again…

Further to my last post, my good friend Dr. John Ross (Dumisani Theological Institute, King William’s Town, SA), made the following insightful comment: “I fully agree it is pushing the envelope to say that a meaningful encounter with God happens…

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More on Barthian preaching

Further to Carl’s comments on Barthian preaching…   Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of Barthian preaching is their belief that something happens in preaching that happens nowhere else. Lacking an authoritative epistemological base, Barthians assume the posture all too common elsewhere…

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Preaching Romans

I am currently preaching through Paul’s letter to the Romans.  Romans is arguably the greatest letter ever written.  It is majestic in its theme and scope.  It proclaims the gospel, the good news that sinners can be saved from God’s…

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Preaching Romans

I am currently preaching through Paul’s letter to the Romans.  Romans is arguably the greatest letter ever written.  It is majestic in its theme and scope.  It proclaims the gospel, the good news that sinners can be saved from God’s…