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No Need to Reconcile Friends
“From cover to cover, the Bible teaches that divine sovereignty and human responsibility are compatible with one another; nowhere does the Bible even suggest that the affirmation of divine sovereignty leads to a denial of human liberty. Yet, those who oppose the doctrine of divine sovereignty constantly appeal to the court of human reason and, …
Which Hinders the Cure of Souls
“The greatest single weakness of the average sermon is the weakness of diagnosis” (Lowry, The Homiletical Plot, p. 41).
A Little Skynyrd
As I have mentioned before, we are having a grand time preparing and practicing for the Logos Benefit Concert. Speaking of a grand time, here is a link to a grand piano that has been donated for auction to help us raise funds. And while you are there, check out the nifty graphic on the …
Rowing Under
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #31 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Cor. 4:1-2). Paul then describes …
A Palin Critique
Given the trajectory of events, it looks to me as though Sarah Palin is going to be a significant player in the coming year, leading up to the 2012 presidential elections. I am not saying she is going to run, and I am not saying that she would get the nomination/presidency if she did run …
Although Sometimes They Do
“When the apostle Paul, with great wonder, asks, ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his counselor?’ (Rom. 11:34), he is not expecting an upstart in the back row to raise his hand” (Back to Basics, p. 8).
Not Lost, Just Not There Yet
“While one should not give away the plot resolution, one must give direction to the ambiguity. The congregation nees to know the specific direction of the plot and some of what is involved, but without having the clue to resolution disclosed” (Lowry, The Homiletical Plot, p. 38).
Fountain Pens and Signing Ceremonies
The basic question in politics is this: what is our warrant for making people do things? George Washington once noted that government rests upon force. In the last analysis, however you want to describe it, government makes some people do what they don’t want to do. The point of traction in government is therefore coercion. …
Muddling My Illustrations
Let us conclude with an introduction. Let us finish up Christology with an approach to Christology. If Christ is a particular man, and He is also the universal man, then it follows that we have to know how to keep it simple and how, at the same time, to prevent it from being the wrong …