Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) was a key figure in the Swiss Protestant Reformation and the founder of the Swiss Reformed Church.
On November 1, 1533, theological controversy erupted once again in connection with All Saints Day. But instead of Germany, this drama occurred in Paris, France.
It’s striking to see the place the Memoir occupied in Bonar’s life. For nearly a half-century, words of the book and thoughts about the book were close to his mind.
Sunday’s coming. The Lord’s Day is on the way. And Christ’s preachers must be ready. We must gird up the loins, go, and proclaim Christ from behind the sacred desk.
Sometimes our expectation of power in preaching is our very undoing. Our presumption squelches the passion, and the congregation is no better after leaving.
As I read the Bible, there are at least five things that can be true when the Spirit arrives with unusual force in the preaching. Unction doesn’t mean all five happen at once.
The mandate for personal holiness is largely absent from popular and pastoral discourse these days. If the trend goes unchecked, a ministry of power will be hard to find.
Books are some of the best friends a pastor can have. How to know which friends to have is quite difficult, for as the inspired Preacher said, “Of making many books there is no end” (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
Faithful Preaching contains no small number of useful takeaways. Clarity and practicality bleed through on every page. But the paradigm shaping moment, for me, came in his chapter on unifying the redemptive theme of every sermon.
Reading church history always humbles the heart. You hear about the mighty ministers of old and the fantastic awakenings that rocked congregations and countries.
On Oct 31, 1517, the monk, Martin Luther turned the world upside down with a few shift taps on the door of the Wittenberg Chapel.