All Prayer is Corporate Prayer
Prayer is always a kind of gathering, even when it is private. All prayer is corporate prayer, for in it we inevitably include our family, our neighbors, our church, Christ’s kingdom.
The Seven Letters in Revelation are Sermons on the Rest of the Book
Imagine you are tasked with preaching the entirety of Revelation to your congregation in a single sermon. The whole book. One sermon. Majoring on relevance and application. How would you do it? Or maybe...
When to use the original languages. Part 1: Only if you know them!
So you think that the person you’re talking to (or preaching at) needs to fully appreciate what the Greek or Hebrew really says? I recently tweeted out the following conditions that must be true before...
How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 3. The Argument
In our first post we looked at what makes a good thesis. In our second post we applied those insights to paper research. Now we turn to a third point: using your research to...
Witsius: We not only pray TO God, but FOR Him
The first petition of the Lord’s pray calls upon God to “hallow” his own name, which is remarkable for at least three reasons. Witsius argues that this is remarkable for three reasons: It is...
How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 2, Researching (And Perfecting) Your Thesis
In our first post we looked at the most important aspect of a good seminary paper: the thesis. But the thesis is actually only one leg of a three legged school. A good seminary...
Pray in the Plural
I am really appreciating Witsius on the Lord’s Prayer (which is what I am currently preaching through at CTK). His insights are striking and perspective-changing, and his analysis is exhaustive. He is, in fact,...
How to Write a Seminary Paper: Part 1, The Thesis
It’s that time of year again. No, not Halloween. Not Thanksgiving. Those are just warning signs of the impending doom that awaits. The impending doom, of course, is the end of the semester at...
New Blog Name and Address: Sign and Shadow
Well, I’m sad to say it, but given the feedback I’ve received probably no one else will be: unfinalizable.com is now signandshadow.com. Apparently the word “unfinalizable,” in addition to being unpronounceable, was too esoteric. I...
David Garland’s Mark Commentary is Free This Month
Garland’s NICAC commentary on Mark is excellent, and you can get it free this month from Logos! We just went through Mark at our church, and this was a very helpful resource. Details here:...