New Year: On Namings and New Years
We can trust God's promises for our future because we know that He has kept them in the past.
The British Preaching Resurgence: An Interview with Michael Quicke
Michael Quicke has been principal (president) of Spurgeon's College for more than two years, coming to the historic London theological institution following more than twenty years in the pastorate. His most rec... Continue Reading...
Write Your Own Introduction
Most introductions are soon forgotten but some are so unusual or potent to be memorable. My favorite is an ingenious and well-improvised introduction made by Dr. Robert Schuller, pastor of the Crystal Cathedral... Continue Reading...
Preaching The Tough Ones
The open Bible returned the preacher's confused stare as he read through Judges 19. Head down, staring into the text he pondered his options. It was a good story. Well, most of it was good. He had difficulty wh... Continue Reading...
1996 Survey of Bibles and Bible References for Preaching
Scripture is to preaching as wood is to a carpenter. It is the stuff we are all about; it is the material we work with, we craft, and we present to others. The analogy does break down, of course. While the carp... Continue Reading...
Film, Parable and Preaching: Developing a Theology of Seeing
Although Hollywood is often attacked by preachers and politicians, many pastors have discovered some film makers are fellow travelers in the quest for the "truth that makes us free." John Duncan, author of the ... Continue Reading...
Trust
Visitors to northwest Georgia often stop to see Toccoa Falls and Toccoa Falls College. Both are beautiful, as they should be, since the word toccoa means "beautiful" in the Cherokee language. Behind the founding of the Bible College is a beautiful story of trust. Dr. Richard A Forrest began the school in North Carolina, but after...
Time
It is not correct to say that there are 365 days in a year. A year is about one fourth of a day longer than that. There are 365.24219878 days in a year. By the year 46 B.C. that little bit of time had accumulated, and it became a problem. Julius Caesar added on the balance and had a year of 445 days. It went down in history as...
Respect of Persons
In the late 1800's, St. Paul's School in London was considered quite prestigious. Even so, a mother, thinking of entering her son, wrote to Frederick Walker, the high Master, wondering about the social standing of the boys he'd be with. Walker replied, "Madam, so long as your son behaves himself and the fees are paid, no...