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Staircase!

April 27th, 2024| Topic: RaMbLeS | 0

Staircase!

The European Society of Cardiology’s Preventive Cardiology Conference, a scientific congress of the organization, is currently under way in Athens, Greece. Among the presentations was this: “Evaluating the Cardiovascular Benefits of Stair Climbing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Dr. Sophie Paddock, from Norfolk, U.K.

Cardiovascular disease is largely preventable through actions like exercise. However, more than one in four adults worldwide do not meet…   Read more →

Residence?

April 20th, 2024| Topic: RaMbLeS | 0

Residence?

Tax time deadline was midnight, last Monday, April 15, 2024. And when it comes to taxes, for the wealthy, and where you are each minute matters.

According to Bloomberg, at New Jersey’s Teterboro and Long Island’s Islip airports, dozens of private jets destined for Florida took off at times such as 23:42 or 23:54, shortly before midnight. Tax attorneys tell stories of clients idling in their luxury SUVs near the New Jersey entrance to the George Washington Bridge shortly…   Read more →

Warning!

April 13th, 2024| Topic: RaMbLeS | 0

Warning!

Way back in the 1940s, to gauge the incidence and prevalence of polio, scientists checked sewage in different parts of the country to see there was any polio virus being excreted.

But now, building off from those attempts to see if certain diseases are on the verge of becoming epidemics or pandemics, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (your faithful blogger’s alma mater) have been analyzing public wastewater. They showed they could detect over 450 disease-causing…   Read more →

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Long-Term Preaching!

April 2nd, 2024| Topic: aBeLOG, Uncategorized | 0

Long-Term Preaching!

Folks, here’s a recent article published in Southern Seminary’s journal, Southern Equip, discussing long-term preaching: “Preaching for the Long Haul.” (For more details, see my A Manual for Preaching: The Journey from Text to Sermon, Baker, 2019.)

Coming soon …!

March 5th, 2024| Topic: aBeLOG, Psalms | 5

Coming soon …!

FYI, for those looking for a commentary on the Psalter—three volumes, dealing with all 150 psalms, a little over 1,000 pages—that aids preaching!

Coming soon … (i.e., should be available for order/purchase the next 3–4 months).

More info (and endorsements) here.

Spread the word … and let me retire!

1 Timothy 4:1–16

February 6th, 2024| Topic: 1 Timothy, aBeLOG | 0

1 Timothy 4:1–16

God’s people nourished on scriptural teaching engage intensely in spiritual discipline, persevering in modeling Spirit-directed, Scripture-based godliness, ensuring future reward for themselves.

After providing requirements for godly leaders in: 1 Tim 3:1–16, this section contains both negative and positive exhortations to a leader: broadly, advice regarding false teaching (4:1–7a; how to avoid the negative) and advice for personal ministry (4:7b–16; how to follow…   Read more →

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

    • May 28–June 1, 2024 Sams Lectureship, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, Massachusetts
    • June 9, 2024 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas
    • July 7 and 14, 2024 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
    • August 4, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
    • October 2–3, 2024 Pastoral Ministries Lectureship, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois
    • December 8, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado

Past Speaking Engagements

    • March 17, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
    • November 27–December 1, 2023 Lectureship, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Hosur, INDIA
    • November 26, 2023 Grace Bible Fellowship, Bengaluru, INDIA
    • November 24–25,  2023 Preaching Seminar, Bengaluru, INDIA
    • November 4–5, 2023 Mobberly Baptist Church, Longview, Texas
    • August 6 and 13, 2023 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
    • July 30, 2023 Grace Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
    • July 10–14, 2023 Lectureship, Word of Life, Atibaia, BRAZIL
    • July 8–9, 2023, Nova Igreja Batista, Manaus, BRAZIL
    • May 21, 2023 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas

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