I feel honored to be able to give this lecture named after John Wenham. I met John Wenham only once, here in Cambridge, at Tyndale House. My impression was that he was a genuinely humble man who had no idea why I, as a young NT scholar, would be excited to meet him.
I've been working through the Proverbs with my college students this summer and our pursuit of wisdom this last week led us to a discussion of how we use our words. As a practical matter, the sages had plenty to say about our language: when to keep quiet, speak up, address authority, and dozens of other observations about our everyday use of language.
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Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ once said, "If we can win the campus today, we will win the world tomorrow." Without question, university campuses are one of the most strategic mission fields in the world. Not only do they contain our country's future leaders, but college students are also more committed today than at any other time in recent history to making a global impact with their lives.
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The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to replace him brings up, once again, the Roman Catholic claim that the pope is the successor of the apostle Peter as the head of the church of Jesus Christ here on earth. To the Catholic, Francis now sits on Peter's throne.
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Being born in the sixties, I pretty much became aware in the seventies. Aware of music, I mean. As a preteen/teen, I spent hours listening to whatever was hot on album rock radio, and slowly amassed the largest collection of vinyl that my modest allowance would buy.
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The ultimate good in life is to treat things according to their true value. - Jonathan Edwards Thankfully, perhaps the most…
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Eugene Peterson’s book, Eat This Book gets its name from Revelation 10:9-10 when John asks for the scroll containing God’s…
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This Christian apologetics written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942. Lewis composed a book of letters from…
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Few songs capture the entrancing, humbling, overwhelming awe I experience in the presence of God. Magnificent, a song by U2…
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I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
Every generation gets a chance to change the world - U2
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What is the Holy Spirit? What role does the Holy Spirit play in our relationship with Christ, and our Christian…
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“Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse.” (Proverbs 2:12) Few movies…
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This is a compilation of some of the writings by E.M. Bounds. I've read a fair amount of books on…
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Contemporary classic that probes the meaning of prayer for 21st century believers, and provides extended, personal anecdotes from a wide…
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This is a little known work which has a significant impact on those who read it.
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Our minds are always active. We analyze, reflect, daydream, or dream. There is not a moment during the day or…
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In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will guide your paths. Proverbs 3: 6. It is a bit of a…
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The I Believe series, of which Rector Michael Green is the editor, illustrate basic Christian teaching in practical, understandable language.…
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The Holy Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost to the church in her collective capacity, to abide with…
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A fascinating discussion of the nature of prophecy in the 21st century, by Wayne Grudem. He became Research Professor of…
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