Old Testament Personal Types and Shadows of Christ
There is, perhaps nothing so faith-building in the OT–apart from the explicit Messianic prophecies–as God’s covenantal structuring of history that gave us people, places, and... Read More
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The River and the Tree of Life
In Ezekiel 47 the prophet sees an unusual sight. This is not the first unusual thing Ezekiel has seen as he gets a guided tour... Read More
A Bad Court In Which To Be Tried
If there is one thing that those who know me well can agree upon it’s the fact that it’s not hard to fish an opinion... Read More
William Fitch Sermons
In 2 Timothy, the apostle Paul instructed his young protegee with some important departing counsel: “The things that you have heard from me among many... Read More
The Wisdom of the Son (Law and Gospel in the Proverbs)
In an earlier post, “The Songs of the Son (Seeing Christ in the Psalms),” we gave consideration to the fact that–although there is a rise... Read More
The Emmaus Sessions: Christ and Redemptive History
Last year we started “The Emmaus Sessions” at New Covenant Presbyterian Church. The series is designed to focus on the hermeneutics of Christ in the Old Testament by touching on the... Read More
A Covenantal Approach to the Song of Songs*
The more I read and study the Song of Songs, the more impressed I am with the biblical theology that structures Solomon’s thoughts. It has... Read More
Tolerance that Parodies Love
It shouldn’t surprise us–but we all too often find ourselves wondering at the relevance with which an author of a bygone generation speaks into the atmosphere of... Read More
C.S. Lewis on Beauty and Idolatry
In his inimitable sermon, “The Weight of Glory,” C. S. Lewis made one of the most significant observations about the reality of beauty and idolatry.... Read More
John’s Use of the Song of Songs in the Book of Revelation
In recent years the book of Revelation has been subject to new investigation into the role that earlier portions of the canon played in its... Read More