The eternal struggle of the Christian preacher and teacher is to bring antiquity to contemporary audiences in such a manner that transports these modern hearers into the shoes of the people in the past while simultaneously leaving behind biases, preconceived notions, modern senses of morality and understanding. The context of the original audience must beContinue reading “A Brief Historical Background of Acts”
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Sermons That Made Us
Purity is an appropriate topic for all Christians of all maturity levels. Scripture sees purity as an essential characteristic of the Christian and sins of a sexual nature often derive much more significant and severe consequences than other sins. Consider David and Bathsheeba (2 Samuel 11) and Paul’s statements in 1 Corinthians 6:15-18. Rick HollandContinue reading “Sermons That Made Us”
Theological Digressions 