by David Allen | Dec 4, 2019 | Bible, Preaching
NOTE: This post by Dr. Matthew McKellar, Professor of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, first appeared at www.theologicalmatters.com on December 9, 2011. It contains some excellent pointers for all preachers about their Christmas preaching. It is...
by David Allen | Dec 24, 2015 | Christmas
By popular demand from one year ago: . . . . . “BREAKING NEWS! Anonymous Manuscript Discovery on Christmas Eve Excites Scholars in Search of Authorship There has been an amazing manuscript discovery this week that has Christmas lovers everywhere puzzled. (Content...
by David Allen | Dec 14, 2015 | Bible, Christmas, Devotional, Scripture References
In 165 BC, Israel was under the control of the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes. A cruel and ruthless dictator, he attempted to force the Jews to embrace the Greek culture of the day and cease to obey the Mosaic Law. Antiochus went so far as to desecrate the temple of...
by David Allen | Dec 22, 2014 | Devotional, General
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of America’s most beloved poets. His poetry brought him world-wide acclaim with such masterpieces as “Evangeline,” “The Song of Hiawatha,” and “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” Many a child in school was pulled to the edge of his...