Does Everyone Know Your Theological Hobby Horse?
If everyone who listens to you knows your theological hobby horses, then you’re probably out of balance. But at the same time, one’s theology will always inform his or her teaching. In this post, I explain how I navigate this tension in my preaching.
Consumer v. Covenant Relationships
Talking about the difference between “consumer” and “covenant” relationships is a helpful way to get at the deeper meaning of marriage, that is, the gospel.
He’s Not a Tame Lion
This summer, we are preaching through 1 Samuel. Rarely do I post my sermons on this blog, but today I’m making an exception. This sermon is about how God—as C.S. Lewis famously writes of Alsan—is not tame, but he is good.
This Quote Terrifies Me
A quote from D.A. Carson about keeping the main thing the main thing, and why doing this matters.
Mock Interview of Jacob and Esau from Genesis 33
Genesis 33 is the story of the reuniting of two brothers named Jacob and Esau. Bad blood kept them estranged for twenty years. In this (long) blog post, I had the privilege of sitting down for an interview with Jacob and Esau to explore just what was going on behind their words and actions in this confusing chapter of the Bible.
In a World of Sloppy Reading
We learn to read in kindergarten and improve that skill throughout the rest of our education. However, it seems to me that much of our adult life is aimed at un-learning this skill, not because we can’t still read words, but because we are drowning in content. And this influences our Bible reading. Here are a few thoughts on sloppy reading, good preaching, and growing fruit in your own backyard.
Spring Loaded Camming Devices and The Expository Sermon
What does a certain piece of rock climbing gear have in common with a certain type of sermon? Both attach people to the rock.
Burning Hearts: Preaching to the Affections by Moody and Weekes - A Review
A review of Burning Hearts: Preaching to the Affections by Moody and Weeks.
The Chemical Reaction that Was, and Is, my Calling to Preach
Chemical reactions are strange things. Sometimes two ingredients that are unreactive by themselves, when combined, can become explosive, especially if shaken. This post is about two ingredients in my life that combined to create my call preach.
10 Years Ago Today, I Preached My First Sermon
It has happened to me only a few times, but when God uses a particular passage of his Word to sculpt your future and score grooves in your soul for his grace to flow, that passage never seems quite the same.
Two Favorite Sermons on the Biblical View of Sex
Why did God make us sexual beings? And what difference does the knowledge of God make to our sexuality? Find the answers here.
No, I Don’t Know Everything, but Thanks for the Reminder
Some passages are easier than others to preach. They just are. But Mark 13 is not one of them.
T minus 4 Hours and a Preaching Prayer
The prayer I try to pray each morning I preach: “Lord, may the prayer of my heart, and the subsequent fruit of my lips, be your Word parading in glory and ransoming hearts to holy worship.”