Why are some medical experiences glamorous and bloggable, whereas others are humiliating and confidential?

Part three of a book review examining three areas of confusion in Tullian Tchividjian’s new book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything.

Inviting applications for two full-time positions: (1) Technology Director (2) Dean of Students & Spiritual Formation

I often feel sorry for psychologists. They seem to be worse than the antichrist to many Christians, who often write off their whole profession without any qualification whatsoever. Although psychologists have often wrongly trespassed on to the Christian pastor’s territory, and many have also promoted dangerous and damaging anti-christian philosophy, their discipline is not essentially…

Having looked at some of the strengths of redemptive-historical preaching, we shall now consider some of the dangers. Maybe “danger” is too strong a word, but there are at least weaknesses in the way that some redemptive-historical preaching is practised. 1. Under-applicationWhile some redemptive-historical preachers do, eventually, get to personal application in their sermons, it…

After further study, I’ve re-written elements of this post. We’ve been looking at Christ’s, Peter’s and Paul’s view of the Old Testament. I’d like to finish with John’s view of the Old Testament, but that’s a class assignment for my students, and I’ll wait till they submit before posting that (sorry, dear students!). Instead, today…

Further to yesterday’s post on preaching without notes (or with less notes), here’s the method I follow to decrease reliance on paper in the pulpit: 1. SaturationYou must be saturated in your material. This is one of the benefits of preparing nearer the time of sermon delivery. The longer the time period between preparation and…