I saved this whole article in my BibleWorks notes. Here are the excerpts I highlighted for use as a future sermon illustration: Not long ago, a team of researchers watched a 1-year-old boy take justice into his own hands. The boy had just seen a puppet show in which...
Preaching
Periodic Reminder
I’m the semi-official Logos Bible Software representative for BJU. Honestly, I’d rather your money go through the Campus Store, but there are some details which haven’t fallen into place there yet. Here is the discount link for BJU faculty, staff, and students:...
The Greatest Preacher of the Century
I was editing a lesson for the 12th grade Bible textbook put out by BJU Press, and I formulated a critical thinking question to go with the material: “According to this lesson, what rule is Charles Spurgeon an exception to? Why was he an exception?” The general rule I...
Web MD
The David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recording Trust has got a new look since the last time I surfed over there. Check it out.
Linguist-Translator with Valuable Insight on Bible Translation
Ernst-August Gutt, an author recommended to me by David Bell, has changed my wavering opinion on whether or not Bible translations should translate metaphors. You really need to read Gutt's whole—relatively brief—discussion to follow this, but try anyway: It is often...
Spurgeon is the Exception that Proves the Rule
Wes Hill, guest posting at Abraham Piper's microblog 22 Words, writes: I’ve never understood the phrase, “the exception that proves the rule.” An exception proves there isn’t a “rule” to begin with, right? Here was my suggestion: Ok, try this: The general rule is that...
God Uses PHAT Christians
I once heard a sermon titled "God uses PHAT Christians." The preacher's acronym spelled out the following: Pure Humble Available Teachable/Trained Now don't try to guess who preached this sermon. I don't know. I keep a "bad sermons" file—simply because I want wild...