I raised my son Joseph on a steady diet of Bob Dylan. I wasn’t too surprised, therefore, when Joseph became a fan of the young indie-rock and folk songwriter, Connor Oberst. Joseph noticed similarities between the younger artist’s writing style and the fam... Read More »

The topic of “Themes of James” is related to the issue of the letter’s structure, which has been a matter of persistent scholarly discussion and debate. Does James have an intentional structure and, if so, what is it and what does this structure reveal a... Read More »

Of course, any discussion in 2019 that discusses preaching God’s glory is essentially required to mention John Piper. Piper argues in The Supremacy of God in Preaching that “God is the goal of preaching.”[1]John Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching, ... Read More »

Text-driven preaching does not endeavor to place God’s various attributes as a framework of understanding of any given text. Instead, depending on the passage in question, the preacher might find himself with an opportunity to expound on any number of God’... Read More »

I believe as preachers all of us have to desire to have a balanced ministry and our sermons be the epitome of what John said about our Lord, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father f... Read More »

Society has made many advances in the last few centuries. Illnesses that used to be certain death sentences now have routine procedures. With travel, people can cross land or sea in a matter of hours versus months. With these advances, some expect our world to... Read More »

When you think about God’s power on display in the Bible, what image comes to mind? You might visualize God’s creative power as he spoke the heavens and earth into existence. Some will picture Exodus and the mighty hand of God delivering his people by spli... Read More »

For the next 60 seconds, you are a drivers’ education teacher. You love driving and you want to instill in new drivers how exhilarating it is to drive a car. You see in the teaching manual that you are to inform the students about safe driving and about the ... Read More »

When you think about preaching the attributes of God that your people most need to hear, what comes to mind? For many preachers, I think, the attribute at the top of the list is God’s love. I doubt we hear about any of God’s characteristics more in America... Read More »

One of the admirable elements in the genius and often overlooked rhetorical theory of African American preaching is that the preaching of the majesty of God does not end with just the exaltation of God, rather it also provides a divine implication for the impl... Read More »

Preaching requires many things. Every week there are many aspects the preacher should consider. In text-driven preaching, every sermon is governed by the text. The entire sermon is built upon three primary principles—the substance, the structure, and the spi... Read More »

One of the delights of preaching is the privilege to help people rightly understand the character or attributes of God.  Preaching on the attributes of God is important because God has revealed Himself to us in the Scriptures and desires to be known according... Read More »