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Glen Scrivener

My latest interviewee for Preachers on Preaching is Evangelist Glen Scrivener who learned lessons for preaching from being a stand up comedian, but takes Scripture and preaching very seriously. You can find other interviews in this series here and here

Things Unseen With Sinclair Ferguson

I haven’t yet had a chance to listen to this podcast from Ligonier but, since it’s by Sinclair Ferguson, I know that I can unequivocally recommend it to you. Today’s is the first in a series heading up to Christmas. Sometimes it can seem that the true message of Christmas gets eclipsed by all our…

The ‘Star’ of Bethlehem

The star that is connected with the birth of Christ, as recorded in Matthew 2, features in just 12 verses of the gospel and yet has given to rise to acres of theories and speculations.  So, before we look at what this star could have been, let’s examine the biblical text. First, Matthew tells us…

How did the Magi travel?

Christmas pageants which are so popular at this time of year, even in churches,  usually involve three fabulously dressed kings on camels, travelling at night as they follow a star across the desert.  Yet there is so much in this familiar scene that is, at best, unlikely.  First, as we have already noted, these men…