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Tag Archives: preaching
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
Why is Predestination Missing in Action?
Something is wrong with traditional formulations of the doctrine of divine predestination. For over fifteen hundred years theologians of the Church—Augustine, John Cassian, John of Damascus, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, John Calvin, Luis de Molina, Robert Bellarmine, Jacobus Arminius, … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Justification & Theosis, Preaching
Tagged Arminianism, Augustine, calvinism, Edward Oakes, election, Pelagianism, preaching, predestination
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Preaching to the Hopes of Sinners
A second interview with Pope Francis has just been published. It may turn out to be as controversial as the first, if Rod Dreher’s blog response to the interview is any indication. In the interview the pope is asked, “Your … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Justification & Theosis, Preaching
Tagged Dreher, eschatological, gospel, homily, hope, interview, Pope Francis, preaching, Robert Jenson, sermon, unconditional promise
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