John Calvin: Learning from the Life and Work of a Preaching Theologian Landon Reynolds Introduction John Calvin is known historically for his theological beliefs and teachings. As the Church continues to move forward, Calvin is still found in the middle of conversations and is still being writ...
What’s in a Name: Creating Compelling Sermon Titles Landon Reynolds Introduction Calvin Miller likens the naming of a sermon to the naming of a baby. In an article devoted to sermon titles, he writes: In times past, I have fallen in love with next Sunday’s sermon as early...
The Three Wise Men: Facts or Fairy Tale? Cory Mansfield The following is an excerpt taken from Dwight Longnecker's newest release, Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men. It’s the night of the Christmas play, and everyone has arrived in his...
Common Grace: A Most Practical Doctrine Marion Clark It is a doctrine that preachers might make an offhand remark about. They might toss out the phrase in a sermon, leaving it to the congregants to already understand. And for good reason: they received little tea...
4 Tips for Understanding Any Passage of the Bible Brandon D. Smith If you open up a dictionary or encyclopedia to any random page, you’ll have no trouble understanding the entry you stumble across. These books are designed to give you snapshots of information, and not much mor...
The Preacher’s Charge Jonathan I. Griffiths The following is an excerpt from “Preaching in the New Testament: An exegetical and biblical-theological study” by Jonathan I. Griffiths. This book is part of the New Studies in Biblical Theology series edited ...
The Perfect Christmas Gift – The Illuminated Bible Cory Mansfield Looking for the perfect Christmas gift can be a joy. At the same time, however, a little help finding that special gift would be appreciated. Well I would love to offer an idea as to a truly unique gift you can...
Two Questions to Break Despair Marion Clark Her tears flowed as she told her sad story. Her husband was distant toward her, her children rebellious. They were in debt, and now she was having medical problems. As her story unfolded, I became more and more...
Flexing the Right Preaching Muscle Robert Dawson Preaching is a calling. It is a skill. In many ways, it is an art. Pick up a book on preaching, and you will find a definition of preaching. John Broadus says in his book On the Preparation of and Delivery ...
How Much Power Can One Book Have? Steve & Jackie Green "The following is an excerpt from a new book by Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, and his wife Jackie Green, called This Dangerous Book. This tremendous book explores the powerful and fascinating story of ...
