by David Allen | Apr 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Who is the most important member of your church? Who is the least important member? Hold that thought. Two words “united” and “untied” have exactly the same letters. Transpose the middle two letters and you can go from united to being untied. The key is the position...
by David Allen | Apr 8, 2019 | Bible, Culture, Devotional, Scripture References
Some years ago I read an author (I’ve forgotten whom, though I took some notes) who talked about doing the best of things in the worst of times from 1 Corinthians 16:8-9: “But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me,...
by David Allen | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In his book, Design for Preaching (1958), Henry Grady Davis offers some sage advice for young preachers (and old ones too!). Here are some of his nuggets. The preacher has only so much time for preparation, and it is never enough time. If he devotes too much time to...
by David Allen | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
The atonement is linked to its application, but we must be careful not to conflate the extent with the application. As Shedd correctly states, The expiation of sin is distinguishable from the pardon of it. The former, conceivably, might take place and the latter not....
