The Preaching I Long For
From Bill Wilder:
If I could issue a plea to our pastors and priests and ministers of the Word in the world today, it would be this: Give me Christ, or else I
theocentric
Preaching to the Heart by Tim Keller
I first heard of Tim Keller through D.A. Carson's book Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church. Carson offered Keller as an example of someone who is reaching the emerging generation
Thesis available for download
My thesis on theocentric preaching has finally passed proofreading by the D.Min. office and is now available for download.
I hope to eventually shape this material into a book, since the thesis
Exemplars and signposts
Tim Keller outlines two approaches to preaching about biblical characters as he preaches on Esther:
An example – even a great example – can only crush you. It's crushing because it's
The message of the Bible and moral exemplars
Tim Keller on the problem with using biblical characters as moral exemplars:
When both liberal and conservative people read the book of Esther – in fact, they read the Bible – so many of them