Preaching

“Just as if I’d never sinned” – Please don’t preach this

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on July 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

Normally, I don’t say much when I hear Christian clichés from the pulpit or elsewhere in church, but there is one popular saying that causes me agita (you’ll have to look that up). It is when the preacher attempts to… Read More ›

New Tim Keller book on Preaching

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on June 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

Tim Keller’s highly anticipated book on preaching is finally out. It is titled Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism. Keller, preaching in New York City, has mastered the art of communicating faith in such an environment and his book will challenge… Read More ›

What was from the beginning: John 1:1 and the purpose of the Incarnation

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on June 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

I will be preaching through the epistle of 1 John later this year and began studying through the book today. Immediately one is confronted with the expression in the first verse: “What was from the beginning.” The question calling for… Read More ›

A New Affection

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on July 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

This morning at our Theological Discussion Group, we began examining the sermon by Thomas Chalmers titled, “The Expulsive Power of a New Affection.” Chalmers ’s thesis is that the only true way of ridding oneself of the love of the… Read More ›

The heart of a pastor

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on March 14, 2010 • ( 2 )

It has been said that while many pastors of his day were respected by their churches, John Newton was loved by his. I found this quote by Richard Cecil in describing the heart of John Newton. It speaks volumes as… Read More ›

John Newton on the length and volume of sermons

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on March 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

John Newton, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is one of my favorite writers. Currently I am reading through the 6 volume set by Banner of Truth titled, The Work of John Newton. It is a collection of various… Read More ›

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on the new paganism

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on February 6, 2010 • ( 4 )

I am reading Iain Murray’s two-volume biography on D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. If I were to teach a class on pastoral ministry, I would make it required reading. Lloyd-Jones was in many ways, years ahead of his time. He pastored in… Read More ›

A sobering reminder: the fate of the unbeliever

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on January 29, 2010 • ( 0 )

I am almost finished working my way through 2 Thessalonians as I prepare to preach the epistle in a few weeks. I work on sermons several months before I preach them. I like to have studied a book completely before… Read More ›

Happy Reformation Day!

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on October 31, 2009 • ( 0 )

Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the castle church doors at Wittenberg, Germany in 1517, starting a chain reaction leading to the Reformation. This year also marks the 500 year anniversary of the birth… Read More ›

D. A. Carson on his (extra)ordinary dad

By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on August 17, 2009 • ( 0 )

I just finished reading D. A. Carson’s book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor. Carson has done the church a service with this book. I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said (a paraphrase I’m sure), “God must love the common man… Read More ›