“Preaching that proclaims God’s supremacy does not begin with Scripture as a basis and then wander off to other things. It oozes Scripture” (Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching, p. 86).
A Heap the Size of Mt. Sinai
Well, nobody can say that the Republican primaries have been deficient as entertainment. People blowing up left and right like there were no tomorrow. At this rate, we’ll get to Jeb in no time. Cain was glib but fun, and while solid on some stuff, he encountered a situation he couldn’t quip his way out …
After Tying Him Up
“What Satan offered Christ in the temptation in the wilderness, Christ refused. But Christ did not refuse the offer because He didn’t want what was offered. He didn’t want it on those terms, but the reason He had come down to earth was to obtain those very kingdoms. He refused the tempter’s offer because He …
And Not the Other Way Around
“A preacher must burn and shine. There must be heat in the heart and light in the mind” (Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching, p. 84)
Messiah the Prince
“God, by definition, has always exercised sovereign control over all the world and over every detail in it. The hair on every head has always been numbered. But in the accomplished mission of Christ, the cross and resurrection, God established a new mediatorial rule in the world. Christ as the eternal Word of God has …
A Straight Line to the Pulpit
“You can’t be something in the pulpit that you aren’t during the week — at least not for long” (Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching, p. 60).
A Nice Little Helping of Jumble Pie
I’d like to make a few comments about Monday night’s Republican debate so that the candidates might have time to jot a few ideas down in time for their next round. I’m just helpful that way. Whenever Newt does well in a debate, as he usually does, somebody attaches a bicycle pump to his head …
Touching a Woman and the Present Distress
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #60 “Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman” (1 Cor. 7:1). The first thing to note is the phrase “concerning the things whereof ye wrote.” Reading …
The Intemperate Lynchee
“And we see here a deep irony in the problems that many modern Christians have with the imprecatory psalms and psalms of protested innocence. We think the language is over the top. The man is sitting on the back of a horse, hands tied behind his back, and a rope around his neck. He looks …
Love Drives Both Gravity and Gladness
“Gladness and gravity should be woven together in the life and preaching of a pastor in such a way as to sober the careless soul and sweeten the burdens of the saints. Love for people cannot treat awesome realities lightly (hence, gravity), and love for people cannot load people with the burden of joyless obedience …