by | Mar 1, 2006 | Church, Preaching, Theology, Worship
These were the first words C.H. Spurgeon preached at the newly-constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle on March 18, 1861: I would propose that the subject of the ministry in this house, as long as this platform shall stand, and as long as this house shall be frequented by...
by | Nov 2, 2005 | Church, Preaching
This week (Monday night through Thursday), I am touring Beeson Divinity School as a potential seminary. They had a preview day today, where several members of the faculty talked to us about what they saw as Beeson’s distinctive elements, where we attended a...
by | Sep 20, 2005 | History, Theology
Today in my History of Islam class, we talked about the two major strands of ideology concerning human nature, the authority of the Qur’an, and God’s sovereignty. In short, there were originally two main views within Sunni (the majority sect) Islam: one...
by | Aug 25, 2005 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
This morning, I listened to an amazing sermon by John Piper about why God would inspire biblical texts that are difficult to interpret and understand, given that he is omniscient as well as a perfect communicator. Piper’s main ideas were that difficult texts...
by | Aug 16, 2005 | Books, Preaching, Theology
I have of late been entranced by pastor, preacher, and writer John Piper. I just finished his book, The Pleasures of God, and I have started working my way through his Romans sermons series (I’ve finished about twenty sermons, and we aren’t out of chapter...