The current discussion in the blogosphere concerning union with Christ and the duplex gratia of justification and sanctification is a good one. We should have this debate, so long as … Read more→
Archive for the ‘Preaching’ Category
On Writing Well
The following is from William Zinsser’s classic On Writing Well. Â His comments can just as easily be applied to preaching.
[T]he secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to … Read more→
Google Wave and Emergent Preaching
Google Wave is a new, collaborative environment poised to recast the way we think about online communication. Â It’s actually quite a difficult experience to describe. Â Think email plus instant messaging … Read more→
The Authority of Moses’ Intercession
Numbers 14:1-20 presents a somewhat difficult problem for “closed theists” – those who are not open theists. Verse 20 has thrown more than a few interpreters for a loop. … Read more→
The One Redemptive-Historical Sermon
The typical knock on redemptive-historical sermons is that they are all basically the same. They start in the garden, quickly move through whatever text is being addressed and then make … Read more→
Calvin on Genesis 1-11
This is the first time these sermons from the great reformer have been translated and available. This volume is a nicely bound book.
Titus 2:11-14 and the Indicative/Imperative
As Paul writes a letter of encouragement and instruction to Titus, he describes the Christian life in chapter 2. Whenever redemptive-historical preachers arrive at passages like this, they often automatically … Read more→
The Art and Duty of Preaching Well
In his wonderful collection Evangelical Eloquence: A Course of Lectures on Preaching R. L. Dabney lays out a course in sacred rhetoric for preachers. This is an area our American … Read more→