Bad Preaching: Contrary to popular opinion, bad preaching isn’t when the preacher reads his sermon, mumbles or bores his audience. That is merely bad delivery. No, bad preaching is preaching that does not rightly proclaim God’s Word of Law and God’s Word of Gospel to sinners. Here are some all–too–familiar examples: 1. The Gospel–Afterthought Sermon….
The following is the consensus statement from The Edge Foundation- a think tank for the new atheism: CONSENSUS STATEMENT 1) Morality is a natural phenomenon and a cultural phenomenon Like language, sexuality, or music, morality emerges from the interaction of multiple psychological building blocks within each person, and from the interactions of many people within…
The New Atheism represents one of the footholds of secularization in America. There have been self-conscious atheists for centuries, but they were atheists of a specific kind who did not believe in the Christian religion or the Jewish religion. These atheists also were generally indifferent toward religion. New Atheists are different and hostile toward all religions….
I believe the weakening of preaching at the beginning of the twenty-first century is the result of several factors, all of which are matters of genuine concern, and all of which have worked together to undermine the role of preaching in the church and to redefine it as something other than the exposition and application…
The spirit of autonomy underlies every sinful decision of every human being. As I noted earlier, it is irrational in an important sense. Paul tells us in Rom. 1:18-32 that human beings know God clearly from his revelation to them in creation, but that nevertheless they choose to repress this knowledge and exchange it for…
