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Learning to Pray Short Prayers (with Augustine)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (269+ words) (The following post was originally published January 2022.) ”I sighed and You heard me. I wavered and You steadied me. I travelled along the broad way of the world, but You did not desert me.” “How often we slip, who can…...
Living in the Last Days: Christ is On the Throne!
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (447+ words) The opening words of Hebrews are well known and extremely important. They give us insight into how the OT points forward to Christ. These words also tell us deep truths about Christ – God’s Son, our Savior. I’ll put the opening…...
John Chrysostom, the Pauline Epistles, and Pastoral Theology
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (332+ words) I enjoyed this book by Gerald Bray: Preaching the Word with John Chrysostom. It’s a brief and readable introduction to John Chrysostom (d. 407) and his homiletic methods. If you’re a pastor or church historian, you might also enjoy this book…...
How Many NT Letters Did Timothy Help Write?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (830+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in June 2024) Did you ever notice that Paul mentions Timothy in the opening of six NT epistles? These epistles start like this: “Paul….and Timothy….” (2 Cor. 1:1, Phil. 1:1, Col. 1:1, 1 Thes. 1:1, 2 Thes. 1:1, and Philemon 1). Interestingly,…...
A Prayer for Pastors, Elders, Counselors, Evangelists, etc.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167) was a British monk who was a contemporary of Bernard of Clairvaux. Aelred is known for his writing on friendship and for his work in the Cistercian monasteries. Aelred also wrote various treatises, including one on prayer....
What Does it Mean to “Wait on the Lord” – A Helpful Biblical Answer
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (877+ words) I’ve always appreciated the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. I use it nearly every week in my Bible studies and sermon preparation. I highly recommend it! This week I’m studying the biblical theme of “waiting on the Lord” (e.g., Ps....
Dear Christian: Pay No Attention to Myths (Titus 1:14)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) (The following blog post was originally published July 2021) So what are these Jewish myths? While we don’t know for certain, we do have some idea. For example, Samuel Ngewa wrote, “These myths may include the many legends that had grown…...
The Authority of Christ and the Christian Life (Hodge)
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (694+ words) There are numerous places in Scripture that speak of Christ’s authority. He has authority to forgive sins (Mt. 9:6). He has authority over the spiritual realm (Mk. 1:27). Jesus has authority as judge (Jn. 5:27). Christ also has authority over life and death…...
The KJV, Erasmus, and the NT
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (704+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in January 2013. It has been lightly edited.) One of the big names in the history of the Greek New Testament’s transmission is Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536). Our readers might know him as the man…...
Today’s Prayer: Lord, Help Us To Trust Only in You (Calvin)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (251+ words) Here’s Calvin’s prayer based on Micah 5:10-15. It’s a good Monday meditation. Grant, Almighty God, that since you so kindly invite us to yourself, and promise that your aid should never be wanting to us (provided we do not close the…...