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Ask Anything: Weekend Edition 02-22-14

1) What does the Bible say about welfare, poverty, and taxing the wealthy? 2) What is your reaction to John Walton's "The Lost World of Genesis One" and 'functional ontology'? 3) How much do you sleep? How do you do The Briefing? How much time ...

February 22, 2014

The Briefing 02-12-14

1) President Obama delays ObamaCare implementation Obama Rewrites ObamaCare, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) Health-Law Mandate Put Off Again, Wall Street Journal (Louise Radnofsky and Theo Francis) Obama's Boil the Frog ObamaCare Strategy, ...

February 12, 2014

As One with Authority: The Mandate of Biblical Exposition

At the 2013 Expositors Summit at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I preached on Matthew 7:28-29. In that passage, the crowds were astonished at the preaching of Jesus, who preached as one with authority, and not as their scribes. The Christ ...

November 11, 2013

The Briefing 10-25-13

1. New Mexico court to decide marriage "once and for all." Really?  New Mexico Justices to Rule on Gay Marriage, New York Times (Fernanda Santos) 2. 13 year old boy shot and killed by deputies in San Francisco for carrying toy gun Boy, 13, C ...

October 25, 2013

Falling on Deaf Ears?—Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible

“It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable ...

October 14, 2013

Preaching with Authority: Three Characteristics of Expository Preaching

Authentic expository preaching is marked by three distinct characteristics: authority, reverence, and centrality. Expository preaching is authoritative because it stands upon the very authority of the Bible as the word of God. Such preaching requires ...

September 6, 2013

The Briefing 08-27-13

1. Chemical weapons in Syria prove to be "uncivilized, barbarian, rogue"  Secretary Kerry's remarks on Syria, Washington Post Syria's Gas Attack on Civilization, Wall Street Journal (Andrew Roberts) 2. Compromising personal morality now the ...

August 27, 2013

The Sheer Weightlessness of So Many Sermons—Why Expository Preaching Matters

If preaching is central to Christian worship, what kind of preaching are we talking about? The sheer weightlessness of much contemporary preaching is a severe indictment of our superficial Christianity. When the pulpit ministry lacks substance, the c ...

August 21, 2013

Expository Preaching—The Antidote to Anemic Worship

Evangelical Christians have been especially attentive to worship in recent years, sparking a renaissance of thought and conversation on what worship really is and how it should be done. Even if this renewed interest has unfortunately resulted in what ...

August 19, 2013

Has God Called You? Discerning the Call to Preach

Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, God calls certain persons to serve the Church as pastors and other ministers. Writing to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul confirmed that if a man aspires to ...

July 19, 2013

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