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Every parent’s longing
Phillip Johnston
One of my very first sermons was a 6,800-word Easter preach that tried to do everything.
Resurrection apologetic? Check. Whirlwind tour of redemptive history? Had to. Atonement and union with Christ? Can’t have one without the other. A few personal stories chucked in for good measure? Of course. Leaving out anything felt like a sin of omission. If everything didn’t happen, nothing would. As I gathered my copious notes from the pulpit after the service, I was approached by a retired naval commander known throughout the church for his ministry of encouragement. This Sunday, however, the encouragement was charged with admonishment. ‘Next time,’ he said, ‘say everything you just said – but with half the words.’
In Christ, alone?
Phillip Johnston
Phillip Johnston on rethinking Christian singleness
Unmarried Christians are often forced to live within a tension created by two common and competing assumptions.