On Monday, December 6, 2021, Rosemary Joy Dempsey entered the world. She was born in the natural way, with all the discomfort that comes from birth in a fallen and sin-cursed world. My dear wife, delivering her fifth baby, was beautiful-even in the midst of a situation that can bring out the worst in broken […]
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Don Sunukjian continues a nice little series on “Biblical Preaching for the Contemporary Church” with a little book on preaching Philippians (Weaver, 2014). The book is short (113 pages) and written at a very popular level (this fits within the goals of the series). I found the author’s insights into the various texts of Philippians
If you don’t believe that humility is an issue within the church in the United States, simply troll through some blogs or message boards. Harsh and nasty words abound, even in defense of good theology. Snarkiness can be the rule of the day. It is almost as if because we believe ourselves to be right
I don’t know how familiar you are with your Bible, but in Matthew 5-7 Jesus delivers what has traditionally been called “The Sermon on the Mount.” Without entering the scholarly debate over the purpose, intent, and audience of the Sermon, I would like to work through it over the next few weeks. Jesus begins the
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I don’t know how familiar you are with your Bible, but in Matthew 5-7 Jesus delivers what has traditionally been called “The Sermon on the Mount.” Without entering the scholarly debate over the purpose, intent, and audience of the Sermon, I would like to work through it over the next few weeks. Jesus begins the
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