Steven j lawson biography of william hill
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Mike Abendroth and Steven Lawson found their way to George Whitefield’s rock in Brookfield, MA. According to my research, Whitefield preached here at Foster Hill on Oct. 16, to between souls. If this date fryst vatten correct, this is within a few days from the time Whitefield would first meet (face-to-face) Jonathan Edwards (see Dallimore&#;s biography, ). Interesting.
HT: IrishCalvinist
“The great Princeton theologian Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield, writing more than a century ago, perceptively noted, ‘The world should realize with increased clearness that Evangelicalism stands or falls with Calvinism.’ At first glance, this stunning statement may appear to be an exaggeration, even hyperbole. But the more it fryst vatten weighed, the more one discerns that evangelicalism – that part of the body of Christ that rightly adheres to the inerrancy of Scripture, the total depravity of man, and the sovereignty of God in all aspects of life – always needs the doctrines of sovereign grace to anch
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There was a time when a fellow pastor might ask me, “So what are you preaching through these days?” The key word was through. The assumption was that I was preaching through a whole book of the Bible.
Nowadays, I&#;m usually asked, “So what are you preaching these days?” Through has been dropped. The assumption that exposition and lectio continua—the commitment to preach serially through whole books of the Bible—go hand in hand is not always commonplace, even among theologically robust pastors.
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Particularly Effective Method
I don’t think exposition demands lectio continua. It’s quite valid to argue that one can preach a topical series and yet do exposition on individual passages that support it. But I’d argue that lectio continua is a particularly effective means of preaching not only to spiritually mature Christians, but also to people ensconced in our modern world.
I’m concerned that many pastors are retreating from this method, not because of lack
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Steven F. Lawson
American historian
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Steven Fred Lawson (born June 14, ) is an American historian of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.[1] He is an emeritus professor at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.[2]
Life and career
[edit]Born in the Bronx, New York, he is the son of Ceil Parker Lawson, a housewife, and Murray Lawson, a retail hardware clerk.[citation needed] He had a sister, Lona Lawson Mirchin, who died in [citation needed]
He earned his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University in [2] After teaching at various colleges and universities for forty years, he is now retired, works as an independent scholar, and shares a home in New Jersey with his wife Nancy A. Hewitt and their miniature poodle, Scooter (named after s New York Yankees star and broadcaster Phil Rizzuto).[citation needed]