We don’t always hit the ground running with Home-school scripture (devotions). Today we did. The message led us to review… Read more True Freedom
Category: Sermons
Preamble To The Fall of Empire
I speak into the void. The sound of my voice echoes back at me; The reverb of a roosters crow;… Read more Preamble To The Fall of Empire
Karl Barth: Seeing Salvation
Advent Day 6: Be like Simeon Some weeks back I purchased ‘The Early Preaching of Karl Barth’. A significant feature… Read more Karl Barth: Seeing Salvation
Capturing Contrasts, Similarities & Truth
Today, I took a picture looking from the south part of a river across towards the north. At first I had accidentally inverted the image… Read more Capturing Contrasts, Similarities & Truth
Half-Truths & Cheap Grace
The word judgement is associated with the word criteria. Etymologically speaking they can be viewed as interconnected in the adjectival sense, such… Read more Half-Truths & Cheap Grace
Promise
Promise: [Noun] Ground for keeping hopeful about the future – [synonym] – anticipate; assure; call A verbal commitment by one… Read more Promise
Like Living Stones
‘Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments’ (Ps.119:73) ‘Like living stones….Keep… Read more Like Living Stones
Galatians 5, Laughter and an Austrian-Jewish Comedian
Recently my wife and I purchased the entire series of ‘Hogan’s Heroes’. It was one of those gradual purchases where you… Read more Galatians 5, Laughter and an Austrian-Jewish Comedian
aRt and tHeOlOgY: Ravenhill, Hans Zimmer and a point of order
I am intrigued by two things about this production of Leonard Ravenhill’s sermon ‘Judgement seat of Christ’ (below). Firstly is the eschatological theology behind Ravenhill’s statement… Read more aRt and tHeOlOgY: Ravenhill, Hans Zimmer and a point of order
On Preaching & Performance
One evening, a few weeks back, I came into contact with the work of Canadian, theologian and preacher Jamie Howison.… Read more On Preaching & Performance
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