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…
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…
Vanhoozer for Dummies
Want to hear Kevin Vanhoozer explain his new book, “Remythologizing Theology”? Check out this interview with Guy Davies here.
Aspects of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ Legacy: Some Personal Observations
Without entering into a private spat, Carl Trueman’s recent cogent and spirited riposte to Iain H. Murray’s allegations inclines me to offer some personal observations on some of the effects of Dr. Lloyd-Jones’ ambivalence toward some questions of ecclesiology. It…
Aspects of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ Legacy: Some Personal Observations
Without entering into a private spat, Carl Trueman’s recent cogent and spirited riposte to Iain H. Murray’s allegations inclines me to offer some personal observations on some of the effects of Dr. Lloyd-Jones’ ambivalence toward some questions of ecclesiology. It…
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…
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…
On the Gloucestershire Way of Identifying Sheep: A Response to Iain Murray
On the whole, I have always taken the position that I do not respond to hostile reviews, simply on the grounds that the reviewer is entitled to his or her opinions, and the reading public is entitled to weigh the…
On the Gloucestershire Way of Identifying Sheep: A Response to Iain Murray
On the whole, I have always taken the position that I do not respond to hostile reviews, simply on the grounds that the reviewer is entitled to his or her opinions, and the reading public is entitled to weigh the…