God tells us in His Word that as His people we are to come out from the world, and to be separate from it. This separation, this distinction, is what holiness means. To be holy is to be set apart. The fundamental point of holiness is to have God make a distinction in His people …
Always and Everywhere
“Regardless of our text or theme, we must preach Jesus Christ” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, p. 279)
Preaching and Gesture
“Action is true only when it is spontaneous, and for the moment almost unconscious” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 465).
Native Humor
“If humor is natural to the preacher, then it should be used in preaching, but one must never ‘import’ jokes just to make the congregation laugh” (Wiersbe, Preaching and Teaching With Imagination, 275).
Decent and Orderly
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #174 “If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. …
Christmas: Night and Day
Introduction: And the evening and the morning were the eighth day. We should not be surprised at the pattern of darkness and then light, a pattern which we see not only in the creation of the world, but also in the re-creation of all things. The Text: I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify …
To Be Played Well
“In such exercises it is necessary to remember that on a low key it is best to speak slowly, and swiftly on a higher key. The difference is clearly seen in comparing the lower and upper tones of a piano or violin, and the human voice is also a stringed instrument” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, …
Not a Flat Prohibition
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #172 “Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let …
And Not Just Be-Bop Either
“It is on many other accounts also very desirable that a minister should be able to sing, and to sing by note; and young ministers, and those preparing for the ministry, should take much pains to learn to sing” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 452).
New-fangled Christological Ideas
In this place my friend Tim Bayly takes my friend Peter Leithart to task for what he wrote here. What are we to take away from all this, besides “my, what interesting friends you have”? I read through Tim’s piece a couple times, and did the same through Peter’s, and here are a few preliminary …