“‘Preaching,’ exclaimed Lloyd-Jones, ‘is theology coming through a man who is on fire'” (Sargent, The Sacred Anointing, p. 62).
As In, Knock It Off
In his next chapter, Hunter wraps up his round up of the three major groups he has been discussing — the Christian Right, the Christian Left, and the neo-Anabaptists. As before, he considers them all to have been tragically politicized, but he clumps the Right and Left together, and sets the Anabaptists off to the …
Free Fall
[Discussing Eccl. 7:26 & Prov. 22:14] “Foolish men believe they have found sexual liberty at just the moment when God has seized them by their yearning little idol in order to dash them against the rocks. Their exhilarating sensation of liberty is only temporary — a free fall with death at the end of it” …
How Can the Spirit be Missing . . . and No One Notices?
“Most books on preaching stress the need for preparation, for programmes and working to a clearly defined timetable. A random reading of modern contributions confirms the point. If reference is made to unction and dependence on the Spirit in the act of preaching, it tends to be incidental, a secondary feature for consideration. Lloyd-Jones would …
Henry York to the Big Screen
We are all very pleased about this, and grateful to God for it. Please thank the Lord together with us. This, together with The Great Divorce project, represents manifold blessings, pressed down, shaken, and running over.
Your Aunt Myrtle’s Goldfish Bowl
Hunter’s next chapter is his review of the neo-Anabaptists. As with the previous two chapters, Hunter spends the bulk of his chapter simply summarizing the outook of the position he is discussing. Unlike the previous two chapters, it is much more difficult to tell where that position leaves off and Hunter picks up. Hunter is …
Tolerance as a Christian Virtue
There are two basic points to make about tolerance as a civic virtue. The first is logical and the second historical. The logical point is that tolerance cannot be a free-floating virtue. This is because no virtue (or vice either) can be found in a transitive verb. It is not a matter of whether you …
A Weed That Grows
This was an early treatment of Hebrews 6. Early for me, I mean. {audio}PrairieFire.mp3{/audio}
The Great Divorce: Screenplay
This has been in the works for a while, and we are very pleased and excited that it is now public. Nate is attached to this project as a screenwriter. You can read more about it here and here.
Powder Puff Pulpits
“Is there a place in your preaching for such strong language? . . . In brief, in Scripture such language is designed to elicit from the hearer or reader an emotional reaction — laughter, revulsion, terror, etc. — which corresponds to the spiritual nature of the thing being described . . . Such language is …