Tag Pastoral Theology

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Puritan Preaching: The Pilgrim’s Progress

An awesome action pic! As I begin a mini-series on “Puritan Preaching,” I want to begin with the image of the Puritan preacher from John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). This will serve as an enticing introduction to an approach that remains so relevant…

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Old Princeton: Her Pastoral Heart

Before Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812, John Witherspoon, the sixth president of Princeton College, wrote in the Form of Government of the Presbyterian Church: “Truth is in order to goodness, and the great touchstone of truth, its tendency…

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A Brief Theology of Time

Another year is almost over, a new one about to begin. All over the world party-goers and New Year revellers will mark the moment from the Sydney Opera House to the Paris Champs Elysees, from Trafalgar Square to Times Square.…