Category: Practical Theology
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Teach us to Number our Days: A Sermon on Psalm 90
It’s back-to-school time, and already our kids are counting down the days until summer vacation, or graduation. But Psalm 90 teaches us to number our days, not in view of summer vacation or graduation, but eternity.
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“I am my Beloved’s, and He is mine”: Christ and the Church in the Song of Solomon [sermon 6-18-23]
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In recent years there’s been a tendency to read Song of Solomon as erotic poetry for Christians. But for most of Christian history, it was read as an allegory of Christ’s love for His Bride, the Church. What do we gain when we return to the traditional way of reading the Song of Solomon? This…
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My “Confession,” or scattered notes on how to live as an ordinary, messy saint
The one where I, an unimpressive minister with ADHD, assure ordinary, unimpressive Christians that Jesus will meet them among the pots and pans of their messy kitchens.
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The Incarnation didn’t end at Christ’s Ascension
The one where I explain that Christ still has a body, and exegete the thorny passage 1 Corinthians 15:45.
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Christ, the Shepherd of our Souls (a sermon from Psalm 23)
Manuscript of my most recent sermon, a Christ-centered exposition of the Twenty-Third Psalm.
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Reading Scripture, the way the Good Lord intended: A sermon on 2 Timothy 3:15-17
How should we read Scripture? 2 Timothy 3:15-17 teaches us to look for Christ first; and then to learn doctrine and instruction in righteousness. The outcome will be men and women of God who are thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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What we will be has not yet appeared (1 John 3:2)
The one where I preached about what it means for those with profound disabilities that humans are in the image of God.
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Flesh & Bone & Broiled Fish: an Easter sermon (Luke 24:36-43)
Text of my sermon for April 9, 2023. What does it mean for our faith; for the Lord’s Supper; and for our future that Christ has been raised with a body? (There’s also an intense footnote at the end clearing up some confusion some seem to have about 1 Corinthians 15:45, 50 regarding the bodily…
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“He descended into hell”: Holy Saturday reflections with Questions 41 – 44 of the Heidelberg Catechism
The one where I consult the Heidelberg Catechism about the phrase “He descended into hell” in the Apostles’ Creed. Christ was baptized for a time into torment, so that, being baptized into Him, and into His death, we might be rescued from hell.
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The Lord’s Supper, the way the good Lord intended (a sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:7-8)
The Lord’s Supper the way the Good Lord intended is much more than a memorial. It is a communion with the living Christ. By His grace, we are able to eat the bread with gladness and drink the cup with cheerful hearts, because God accepts our works, and the blood of Christ keeps our garments…
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