“The effective sermon is not simply a report on what the preacher may or may not think. Rather, the engaging sermon engages the hearers, it takes them somewhere they would not go without the power of the sermon. It makes a claim upon the hearers. They understand themselves to be addressed, summoned because it is …
Tim Chillies provides one of the first complete reviews of Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins As he makes his case, Bell seems to delight in being obtuse, creating caricatures of opposing views that lack logic and compassion. He paints himself as the victim of the hateful, toxic, venomous denizens of certain corners of the …
I occasionally read a devotional book or two during my quiet time, and this morning I spent time in one of my favorites, Streams in the Desert. I’ve owned this for more than 10 years and over the years it has served to regularly refresh me. This morning, I was reminded in reading that my …
I am currently in a PhD program, and as a result, read tons of books that are assigned to me rather than chosen by me. Fortunately for me, the program at SBTS (which you can learn about here) has me usually reading things that appeal to me. One of the books I recently read, however, …