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Somewhere from my deep dark past I recall lyrics to a song entitled “Getting to Know You.”  I researched the tune and found it was from the musical “The King and I” starring Yul Brynner, which began its Broadway run … Continue reading →

“How deep is the wisdom and knowledge of God?” “God knows every word in every language in every sentence in every paragraph in every chapter of every book ever written.” “He knows every fact of history past and future, every … Continue reading →

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” [First Corinthians 15: 3]. In my post of October 31, 2025 I ran the risk of offending … Continue reading →

Matt Chandler has written a book called The Explicit Gospel.  It is important to probe his meaning of explicit which means “stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.”  It is also important to probe the … Continue reading →

These sermon topics can get a pastor fired.  After explaining all the Biblical reasons that we need to give glory to God in Chapter One of The Explicit Gospel, Matt Chandler spends Chapter Two on man’s woefully weak relationship with … Continue reading →

“When we consider the gospel from the ground, we see clearly the work of the cross in our lives and the lives of those around us, the capturing and resurrecting of dead hearts” [Matt Chandler, The Explicit Gospel, 16]. “We … Continue reading →

I know I am going slow.  Since March 24, I have posted seven times on chapter one of Matt Chandler’s book Explicit Gospel.  It is a busy time of the year, spring and summer, but I have also developed a … Continue reading →

“The Gospel on the Ground: God’s Transcendent Creativity” has been replaced with a “do-over post which you can read. I am not pleased with the half-hearted effort I have put into St. John Studies this past year. I am reposting … Continue reading →

Here is a very familiar lament: why don’t Christians read their Bibles more?  The excuses are so numerous: the language is too hard, The Book is too old and not relevant today, I’m too busy, I can’t get my mind … Continue reading →