Carl Trueman has read my mind on more than one occasion: Why, for example, do we only ever have Christian conferences on things such as the performing arts, or politics, or literature, or movies? Why never on toilet cleaning, factory floor sweeping, or production line manufacturing? Is it because God is not sovereign over these [...]
Archive for September, 2010
29 Sep
Glenn Beck and your preaching
How is your preaching different from what your congregation hears on cable news? Do you think they notice a difference at all? While many preachers are rightly placing an emphasis on preaching Christ others seem to be asking “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” (Luke 22:49). Here is an encouraging note from a church [...]
21 Sep
Step back, you’ll only mess things up
More than a few times I tried to “fix” something when I was a wee lad only to hear my father say something like, “step back son, if we leave it that way you’ll blow-up the house.” I’m thankful for those life-lessons along the way. Harder still is when the Lord presents us with a [...]
9 Sep
R. Kent Hughes on Preaching
Commenting on Colossians 1:25-29, “This charge has preaching as its main function, and specifically Biblical exposition. The phrase ‘to present to you the word of God’ literally reads, ‘that i might complete the Word of God.” The idea is to lay out the Word of God fully. People cannot know Christ better without knowing the [...]
2 Sep
John Calvin on Colossians 1:24-27
Paul suffered as a minister of the gospel, not to give the price of redemption but to proclaim it!
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