Why Preach Expositionally?: Because Expository Sermons Are Text-Driven Sermons
Some evangelicals have argued that biblical exposition cannot reach the 21st century believer. Others have criticized exposition saying it is dull and boring, dry, uninspiring and irrelevant. These kinds of criticisms are legitimate if you are critiquing “bad preaching.” However, these critiques are out of bounds if engaging exposition is the target, and I am... Read More
What I’m Reading – 8/14/15
Below are some of the articles and books I’ve read recently that you may enjoy perusing. Understanding Prophecy: A Biblical-Theological Approach, by Ben Merkle and Alan Bandy — I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this introduction to biblical prophecy, co-authored by SEBTS professor Ben Merkle. It is both thorough and accessible, and it will serve many... Read More
Preaching in a 21st Century Context: A Pastoral Manifesto (SEND Conference)
Below is my address and the accompanying powerpoint from the 2015 SEND North America Conference, hosted by the North American Mission Board of the SBC. This conference and the accompanying desire to see the lost among us come to know the Lord Jesus and grow as disciples of him will not be accomplished without the... Read More
Christ in the Song of Songs 7:10–8:4 — I Want to Go Home with My King!
If only I could treat you like my brother, one who nursed at my mother’s breasts, I would find you in public and kiss you, and no one would scorn me. I would lead you, I would take you, to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to... Read More
SCOTUS Redefines Marriage but the Gospel Remains
Along with everyone else, I am taking in the news of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to grant the right of same-sex marriage in all fifty states. While I disagree strongly with this fundamental change in definition, I am not surprised. And I am just as confident in the... Read More