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Preaching Apokatastasis: It’s All About Gospel!
I finally obtained a copy of the published version of my paper “Preaching Apokatastasis.” A few editorial changes were made before publication, but on the whole this is the same paper that I shared with everyone a couple of years … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Preaching
Tagged apocatastasis, gospel, preaching, Robert Jenson, unconditional promise, universal salvation
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St Isaac the Syrian and the Triumphant Love of God
How do we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as good news that liberates and transforms? How do we tell the narrative of the Savior in such a way that the kingdom of God is made present? These are the … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Preaching
Tagged apocatastasis, gospel, Isaac the Syrian, Jesus Christ, preaching, universal salvation
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Bleats from the Pew: Your Sermon is Too Long!
The following tip, counsel, admonition, or whatever you want to call it, is primarily intended for liturgical preachers—that is to say, for those priests and pastors who preach God’s Word within the context of a canonical eucharistic liturgy. Whether pastors … Continue reading
The Gospel of Deluge
Fr Stephen De Young’s invocation of the story of Noah and the Ark as critique of apokatastasis got me wondering how I might preach this story. I did in fact preach a series of sermons on it back in the late … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Preaching
Tagged atonement, flood, gospel, grace, new creation, Noah, preaching, resurrection, typology, unconditional love
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Preaching the Kingdom
On 27 November 2014 I gave a talk titled “St Isaac the Syrian, Apokatastasis, and the Renewal of Orthodox Preaching” at the first Theotokos Institute Conference in Cardiff, Wales. An expanded, footnoted version of the talk will be published in … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Preaching, Sacraments, Zizioulas & Yannaras
Tagged Eucharist, gospel, Jesus Christ, kingdom, preaching, Schmemann, Zizioulas
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St Isaac the Syrian and Apokatastasis
On 27 November 2014 I gave a talk titled “St Isaac the Syrian, Apokatastasis, and the Renewal of Orthodox Preaching” at the first Theotokos Institute Conference in Cardiff, Wales. An expanded, footnoted version of the talk will be published in … Continue reading
