A Theology of Clothes
This past Sunday, I shared in my sermon what I called a theology of clothes. For our post this week, I wanted to talk a bit more about what...
What does Jesus say about prayer?
Over the course of the month of June, we talked a lot about how we learn to pray. One of the theses of the series was that the Bible...
Claiming the Promises–What does it mean?
I called our current sermon series—which wraps up this Sunday—Claiming the Promises: A Series on Prayer because I wanted to highlight...
A Meditation on the Prayer of Hannah
Our sermon this week looked at Hannah’s prayer in the book of I Samuel. A few years ago, I wrote a short meditation on this passage...
Fasting in the Old and New Testament
Our sermon this past week, from Isaiah 58, centered on a lengthy discussion of fasting—its purpose and nature. In many ways, it is an...
Isaiah 57 and a Vivid Metaphor
Our sermon text from this past week, Isaiah 57, opens by drawing upon a common metaphor for the covenant relationship found in both the Old...
The Scriptural Idea of Revival
Death is both a metaphor and a reality in the Scriptures. In Biblical Theology, Gerhardus Vos says that the physical dissolution of the...
“Come, everyone who thirsts!”: Water as a Metaphor in the Gospel of John
In a desert climate like ancient Judea and Galilee, one always had to be aware of water; where would your supply of water come from that...
A Brief History of Jerusalem
In our sermon text this week, Isaiah 52, the city of Jerusalem features prominently. Isaiah is making predictions about the restoration of...