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Perkins on Law and Gospel

Perkins on Law and Gospel In a previous post I shared William Perkins’ summary of the task of preaching.  Here I’d like to share a few quotes about application and on the Law and Gospel Distinction. Perkins states: “Application is the skill by which the doctrine which has been properly drawn from Scripture is handled […]

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Perkins on Preaching

One of the first books written in the English language on preaching is  ‘The Art of Prophesying” by William Perkins (1606).  This book, though written over 400 years ago, is incredibly relevant and profitable today for all who are called to the task of proclaiming God’s word-which is what Perkins means by the phrase ‘prophesying’ […]

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The Fear of the LORD

In a previous post I described how my friend Dan and I challenged each other to write a new worship song (a song created for the purpose of  use for singing in a corporate worship gathering) at some point before the month of March ended.  While I love singing worship songs in church, most of […]

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6 Minute Gospel Presentation

Recently, I have begun sharing this video with non-Christians I meet in order to explain to them the gospel, or the gist of the Christian message.  I think this video is really well done, and very Trinitarian.  What do you think?  Do you have any short video links that do a good job of explaining […]

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SBL Central States Regional Meeting

This weekend I will presenting a paper at the SBL Central States Regional Meeting.  My paper is the use of irony in the book of Revelation, a topic that I find extremely interesting (I plan on linking the paper to this website after the conference is over).  I’m looking forward to being a part of […]

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The Glory Of The Gospel Is Greater Than The Glory of Self

Two Sundays ago I preached on Phil 2:3-4 and considered how the glory of the gospel is greater than the glory of self.  I believe that when our hearts grasp this, we will love like Jesus (humbly and sacrificially) and reject the fruits of pride (selfish ambition and vain glory).   Here’s six ways that the […]

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Brothers, We Are NOT Professionals

I have been wanting to read John Piper’s “Brothers, We are Not Professionals” for years, and was delighted to read through his recently updated version (2013) the past several weeks.  The push among many Christians and pastors to adopt “professional” techniques and attitudes in order to have a dynamic leadership-driven expanding “successful” ministries has long […]

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Moralism vs. Gospel Motivation

The  commands of the Bible come at us a with a white-hot purity: ‘Consider the needs of others to be more important than your own’ (Phil 2:3-4).  Hearing such a command cuts us to the heart as the revelation of our own selfishness becomes clear.  We are self-centered, very self-centered.  The more we let the […]

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Inerrancy of Scripture

Vanhoozer on the Inerrancy of Scripture I was always bummed that I did not get to take a class under the theologian Kevin Vanhoozer during my time at Wheaton.  His writings have really encouraged me and help me understand how to think biblically and theologically about the Bible as God’s revelation of Himself.  Today, I […]

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To Sing or Not To Sing: Is it Biblical, Beautiful, and Beneficial?

Recently, my friend Dan Alcantara and I challenged each other to write a song that could be used in  corporate worship setting.  I love writing songs and think this will be a great challenge.  It has really got me thinking about the components of a good worship song.  In my own opinion, I believe a […]