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Category Archives: Preaching
Book Write-Up: Preaching Old Testament Narratives, by Benjamin H. Walton
Benjamin H. Walton. Preaching Old Testament Narratives. Grand Rapids: Kregel Ministry, 2016. See here to purchase the book. Benjamin H. Walton has a D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has lectured at many Christian universities and seminaries. As the title … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Preaching, Religion, Uncategorized
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Book Write-Up: A Little Handbook for Preachers
Mary S. Hulst. A Little Handbook for Preachers: Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon by Sunday. Downers Grove: IVP Books, 2016. See here to purchase the book. Mary Hulst is a college chaplain and has been a professor of … Continue reading
Thomas the Public Speaker
On page 447 of Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, which is a biography of six-time Socialist candidate for President Norman Thomas, W.A. Swanberg quotes New Republic editor Bruce Bliven’s assessment in 1963 of Norman Thomas’ public speaking abilities: “He has … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Preaching, Religion
Tagged Jonathan Edwards, Norman Thomas
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Cleansing Others, and the Thankless Job
I have two items for today, both of them related to my daily quiet time in the Book of Numbers: 1. In Numbers 19, we see the law concerning the red heifer, whose ashes are mixed with water to purify … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Bible, Daily Quiet Time, Hebrews, Numbers, Preaching, Religion
Tagged ashes, ashes of the red heifer, Balaam, Balak, corpse contamination, god, hebrews, hebrews 6, impurity, Moab, purity, red heifer, Religion, substitutionary atonement, theology
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Intense, Anti-Establishment, Funeral, Ecstasy, and Quietness
There were a variety of interesting things in my latest reading of George Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards: A Life. —-Marsden talks about Edwards’ famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Marsden discusses the subject matter of the sermon, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, George Marsden's Jonathan Edwards, Preaching, Religion, Social Skills
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A Powerful Sermon Series
For my write-up today on George Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards: A Life, I’ll use as my starting-point something that Marsden says on page 195, as he talks about a long sermon series that Jonathan Edwards gave about the history of redemption, … Continue reading
If People Can’t Help What They Believe…
My latest reading of George Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards: A Life covered a variety of topics: the growing influence of Anglicanism in early eighteenth New England, which concerned a number of Puritans; Jonathan Edwards’ prophetic speculation, as he calculated that Christ … Continue reading
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An Interactive Sermon
At church this morning, I was thinking about where my pastor is effective in terms of his homiletical style. The pastor was asking the congregation questions about redwood trees to illustrate a sermon point, and a child was answering one … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Preaching, Television
Tagged Church, factual question, nobody answers, Religion, roy campanella, spirituality
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What’s It Have to Do with Me?
Even though my sermon is over and done with, I have another post about preaching within me! I remember reading something by Pastor John MacArthur about preaching. (I’ll be relying on my memory of what I read, and that may … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, Deuteronomy, History, John MacArthur, Life, Preaching, Religion
Tagged human-rights, john macarthur, regard god, Religion, sexual unions, theology
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My Sermon, the Book of Job, and the Rest of This Morning’s Service
I did my sermon this morning! As I preached my sermon and looked at my audience, I couldn’t exactly tell if they liked or disliked my message. But I got some good feedback after the service, and my pastor asked … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, Job, Preaching, Religion
Tagged book of job, Church, patience and perseverance, Religion, silver platter, veterans outreach center
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James' Ramblings 