A New Commentary!
This is a rehash of an old post, to announce my new commentary that’s just come out: Genesis: A Theological Commentary for Preachers.
I’m frequently asked by my students about commentaries I employ in my preaching prep.
The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly. The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. But
Caution!
Loxodonta and Elephas are couple of smart species.
Maybe its their 10-lb brains (compared to the 3-lb human organ), that have as many neurons as do ours. They exhibit grief, can learn, mimic, show altruism, use tools, demonstrate compassion, engage in cooperation, be self-aware, remember, and even understand pointing—non-verbal communication. They are the only species, besides Homo sapiens, to have a death ritual
Pollution!
Your Mom was right all along.
You dropped your toast butter-side down on the carpet. And you utter some choice words that takes your sanctification down a couple of notches. And you put another slice in the toaster. Another five minutes wasted.
Next time, don’t waste either your sanctification or the five minutes. Be cool. Just count: 1-minnesota, 2-minnesota, 3-minnesota, 4-minnesota, 5-minnesota … and perform salvage operations on said food before you get to 5. Yes,
Don Sunukjian: How I Preach
Don Sunukjian: And this is How I Preach …
[I’m happy to present Don Sunukjian on How I Preach. He has been in ministry for close to four decades now and has left an indelible mark on evangelical homiletics, including that taught at Dallas Seminary, where he was a prof in the 80s.]
Donald R. Sunukjian
Professor of Preaching
Chair, Department of Christian Ministry and Leadership
Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, California
Current gig
Value!
Perception is everything, say marketing departments. But apparently that’s true in medicine, too!
Some time ago, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study by a team headed by Duke University economist, Dan Ariely.
Using Craigslist, they recruited 82 men and women to subject themselves to electric shocks on their wrists, before and after taking a pill. Then they had to rate their pain. Half the folks had been told that the pill they consumed was
Noise?
They say:
It’s pretty hard to be creative in a quiet space. And a loud workplace can be frustrating and distracting. But, the mix of calm and commotion in an environment like a coffee house is proven to be just what you need to get those creative juices flowing.”
“They” are Coffitivity, a group of software developers. And there is an app for this. For iOS and Android. Yup, it’s called Coffitivity. Rated 4+ in the Mac App Store.
So …
Our team has delivered
Mark 15:1−39
Faithfulness to Jesus involves sacrifice and suffering ridicule as part of submitting to his ultimately victorious kingship!
The centurion, who was standing by in front of Him … said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Mark 15:39
The account is peppered with the sardonic attribution of “kingship” to Jesus. But there is irony here: from Mark’s inkwell, Jesus’ kingship becomes a powerful truth—sarcastically affirmed by the scoffers, but true nonetheless
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.