Paul Dear Paul - Minister of the Word July 28, 2020 Introduction: As a young minister, the pastoral epistles instruct and warn me regularly. On my shelf are a host of books written from older pastors to their young Timothys. In these works, veteran
Scripture Why We Need the Bible July 04, 2018 It's a question whose answer is often assumed rather than stated, so it's worth asking: Why do we need the Bible? The Greek church father John Chrysostom spoke powerfully on this question in
Bible R.C. Sproul - A Man of the Book December 14, 2017 As we exited the double doors at the back of the church the pastor was there to greet us and shake our hands. He had a warm smile and a twinkle in his
Authority Between Irrelevance and Inspiration: Rob Bell's "What is the Bible?" September 21, 2017 I imagine it was a paradisiacal day—whatever happy, joyful, and blissful picture that gives your imagination—when the serpent slithered to the woman in the Garden of Eden. He did not come
Bible Bungling My Way Through Romans April 08, 2016 As a young seminarian I was told: “You would be crazy to try and preach through the book of Romans without twenty years of pastoral experience.” I trust there is probably wisdom in
Bible Answering Jihad March 24, 2016 Every time another Islamic terrorist blows up something or someone, political and media leaders speculate as to the root causes of jihad. What possesses people to sacrifice themselves for the sake of killing
Bible Read Your Bible Like A Pharisee! August 19, 2015 In just a few short, easy steps you too can learn how to read your Bible like a bona fide Pharisee! "Why would I want such a thing?" you ask. Trust
Bible The Numbers of Revelation August 22, 2013 It's no secret that the book of Revelation loves its numbers, but you may not have realized just how much. In his commentary on Revelation, Gregory Beale (using some insights from Richard Bauckham)
9/11 9:11 Bible Verses September 07, 2011 As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws nigh, the media is saturated with reflections on this defining event of our generation. Watching or reading certain pundits can be a maddening experience, as