by David Allen | May 3, 2019 | Bible, Scripture References, Theology
1 John 5:16–17 has engendered much discussion about what John means by the “sin that leads to death.” This is one of those passages for which we have lost the key. Apparently, John’s readers knew what he was talking about, but we are left somewhat in the dark about...
by David Allen | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Henry Grattan Guinness (1835–1910) was an Irish Protestant preacher, evangelist and author. He was one of the key evangelists of the Evangelical awakening and preached during the Ulster Revival of 1859 which drew thousands to hear him. He founded the famous East...
by David Allen | Apr 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
This statement, “God is light,” 1 John 1:5, has been interpreted in different ways. First, it could be a description of the visible manifestation of God’s glory. Second, some have seen in this statement a reference to God’s self-revelation to man. Light enables us to...
by David Allen | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, David Larsen, homiletician and author of an excellent history of preaching entitled The Company of the Preachers, spoke on “The Primacy of the Text.” It was a fabulous presentation. Here are some nuggets. On Puritan Preaching: It is not difficult to...
by David Allen | Apr 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Four cracks of the bat and history was made on June 15, 1947. It happened in the small mill town of Lindale, Georgia. Lindale was founded in the late 1800’s as a cotton mill town, and the Pepperell Dragons baseball team was the pride of the area. The sun beat down on...
by David Allen | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
From my new book, The Atonement: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Study of the Cross of Christ (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2019): The atonement of Christ is inextricably linked with...
by David Allen | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Atonement as Substitution — Excerpt from my The Atonement: A Biblical, Theological, and Historical Study of the Cross of Christ (Nashville: B&H Academic, 2019), 197–98 As Easter Sunday approaches, today we consider the nature of the atonement as a...
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...
