
Preaching the Earthiness of Heaven
You are preaching to your congregation. You are proclaiming the wonders of the cross. You thunder out the incredible promise,

You are preaching to your congregation. You are proclaiming the wonders of the cross. You thunder out the incredible promise,

2 Corinthians 1:8–9, “For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia.

Nothing serves to strengthen our faith so much as seeing the various patterns which God has woven into the pages
Which angry person are you? The Domestic Gunslinger? The Volcano? The Iceberg? Maybe you don’t think you’re an angry person

Your marriage, in all its details, is intimately connected to God. This is the major thesis of Winston Smith’s fantastic

Union with Christ is certainly eschatological, but it also has present and active benefits. It changes how we think, relate,

“What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?” (Job 6:11)

Many of us come to the Major or Minor Prophets of Scripture and we feel like we’re preparing to summit