In a sermon, you can never say everything that could be said about a passage of scripture. You can't even say everything you would want to say. This morning at church our lesson came from Acts 20:17-38. There was one detail whose … [Read more...] about Moving the Application from Elders to Churches
Review of Common Bible Translations
I was curious about various Bible translation grade levels for my children, so I started doing some research. Here is brief compendium of common translations, their reading level and some of their attributes. Hope this is helpful to … [Read more...] about Review of Common Bible Translations
Questions to Assess a Sermon
These questions come from an evaluation form used in Gordon-Conwell preaching classes (circa 2004). They provided a helpful grid for assessing student sermons, but they also act as a helpful checklist for sermon preparation. Take a look! If … [Read more...] about Questions to Assess a Sermon
Sabbath Dimensions – Relevance
[This post is part of a series about observing a sabbath.] As we close out this series, this final post is kind of a postscript. This series has been written about observing a sabbath. By this, we have endeavored to consider the day … [Read more...] about Sabbath Dimensions – Relevance
Sabbath Dimensions – Preparation
[This post is part of a series about observing a sabbath.] I mentioned in the last post the need to consider a couple of meta dimensions of the sabbath. This is the second one: preparation. Modern advocates often forget this … [Read more...] about Sabbath Dimensions – Preparation
Sabbath Dimensions – Denial
[This post is part of a series about observing a sabbath.] In this series, we have been talking about dimensions of the day itself: Rest, Remembrance, and Relationship. But in this post and the next, I want to mention two, kind of, … [Read more...] about Sabbath Dimensions – Denial