Were you ever aware that his offering was not accepted? Did he hide it from you all? Both of you approached the altar together all your lives. Initially you two watched your parents bring acceptable offerings on your behalf. Perhaps you held his hand as you both looked on. In time he was the first, …
If the name Alec Motyer means anything to you, his short and enthusiastic review of Sidney Greidanus’ Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes may give you encouragement to seek it out for yourself.
I haven’t really had any experiences of genuine terror in my life. Moments of fear and dread, the odd fright, an occasional apprehension. Not any times when I felt my life was in peril or my loved ones were under threat. So I don’t know how they felt. Experienced fishermen, a tax collector, a zealot …
Comprehensive review of Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes by Sidney Greidanus at The Gospel Coalition’s Reviews website. I found the book very helpful as well as being an sound instructional framework for Christocentric exegesis and preaching, which while demonstrated ably in Ecclesiastes, is also able to be applied to other Old Testament texts. That Greidanus’ framework …
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