“You may make an idea plain by repeated and varied statement and illustration; a simple style makes it plain at once” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 391).
Surveying the Text: Genesis
Introduction: Just as Abraham walked through the land that he was promised without settling down to inherit the land, so we walk through the Bible, the land of promise, not yet in full possession of all that has been given to us. We have it already, we don’t have it yet. As we will have …
Doug and Maggie
The greatest philosophical question that mankind has come up with on his own is this one: “Why is there something, rather than nothing at all?” And the Christian answer to this question is that the living and true God, out of His grace and good pleasure, determined to create everything that is, which includes all …
And We Have Come
What we are doing here involves our minds, but it is not what we would call a mental exercise. It involves our mouths and throats, but it is not just ordinary eating. What we do here engages our hearts, but it is not meal of sentiment. So what are we doing then? The apostle Paul …
Not Whether You Build, But What
We have been considering the building of our new sanctuary, and want to make sure that we are evaluating all that we do in the light of God’s Word. One of the first things that men do when they are stirred up is that they build. The building can take various forms—music, and poetry, and …
Though There Is a Difference
I want to talk about the recent events surrounding Mark Driscoll for a few moments, and to do so without talking about Mark at all. As you probably know by now, he has been invited off the Acts 29 board, and more than one opinion on it has been voiced on Facebook. For all the …
Far Better
“But better harsh strength than smooth weakness” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 388).
Playing Puritans and Lutherans
So this is a bit behind the curve, but I wanted to say a few things about this post by my friend Tim Bayly. He posted this just a week after I was there in Bloomington for their Salt & Light conference, and so you would not be far off if you thought my visit …
Whether Silk or Plastic
“The flowers suitable in serious discourse are never artificial flowers” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 386).
Which Question Is It?
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #159 “Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when …