A Protestant in post-Christian America
(This is part one of a multi-part series investigating the subtle changes in conservative views on homosexuality. Part two here). Multiple Choice: Which quote would
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As much as so-called Christ-centered preaching seems desirable (who’s against Christ?), it is anything but desirable (as I summarize in four prior essays). It is
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As on reader noted, I am focusing on a specific type of Christocentric preaching. One gentleman called it “Covenant Preaching,” others call is “Gospel preaching.”
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My three-part series on Christ-centered or “Gospel preaching” (sermons that always have an explicit message of Christ as “integral,” the “climax”, and the last thought
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I apologize for all you readers wanting more of my Gospel-only series. I have been out of the practice of regular postings for too long.
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Have you heard the story about the Christian fundamentalist? When asked what was grey, furry, and lived in a tree, he responded: “It sounds like
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As I summarized in my previous essay, a series of articles (“Covenant Preaching”) describe “gospel preaching” as: Christ should be “integral” to the sermon; sermons should
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I preached through Deuteronomy a couple of years back. And Calvin’s sermons were a great help. They were doctrinal, applicable and Christ-honoring—even when the sermons
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[From my fellow pastor and friend, Jason Wallace] Jezebel is (politically) dead. Her war on Christ’s church is apparently over. For many, Donald Trump is
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His road to the White House was by all human accounts impossible. The field of contenders was formidable. The media were arrayed against him. His
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