Can We Borrow a Little Story

This morning I used a story at the end of my sermon, and in case […]

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Scientists Who Believe; Britons Who Don’t

Two interesting articles appeared in today’s edition of the London Daily Mail.  One is rather […]

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Still Waters

During the rush and shove of the holidays, it’s good to remember that stillness is […]

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Does Recession Trigger Revival?

Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a fascinating article on the subject “Bad […]

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54 Minutes Well Spent

I’ve been working on my sermon series for 2009, which is a year-long sequence of […]

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A Practical Doctrine

In today’s sermon, I refered to a book that was written exactly 100 years ago, […]

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A Ray of Cheer

This has been a draining week, and I awoke this morning in the lowest spirits […]

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Creation Hymns

I love great creation hymns like “All Creatures of Our God and King” and “I […]

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Prayer as Incense

Three times in the Bible, prayer is likened to incense.  We see it at the […]

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“Only Begotten” or “One and Only”

Many of us who memorized John 3:16 as children struggled with the phrase His only […]

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Coming Back from the War

Here’s a story I used in last Sunday night’s message.  It illustrates two things:  The […]

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The Fatigue of Preaching

There are two draining aspects of preaching—preparing the sermon, and delivering it. Unfortunately, I’ve always […]

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