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PBJ!
One of my good friends (and a former student) commented to me recently:
Most, if not all of your RaMbLeS, deal with legit scientific journals and studies. Can you find something legit to write about PB&J sandwiches? I’d like to see you make a Biblical connection there.”
Well, seeing that both he and I were avid fans of aforementioned food item, I agreed.
In fact, while living in Scotland almost two decades ago, the very first day I landed there, I went hunting for
Staircase!
The European Society of Cardiology’s Preventive Cardiology Conference, a scientific congress of the organization, is currently under way in Athens, Greece. Among the presentations was this: “Evaluating the Cardiovascular Benefits of Stair Climbing: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Dr. Sophie Paddock, from Norfolk, U.K.
Cardiovascular disease is largely preventable through actions like exercise. However, more than one in four adults worldwide do not meet
Residence?
Tax time deadline was midnight, last Monday, April 15, 2024. And when it comes to taxes, for the wealthy, and where you are each minute matters.
According to Bloomberg, at New Jersey’s Teterboro and Long Island’s Islip airports, dozens of private jets destined for Florida took off at times such as 23:42 or 23:54, shortly before midnight. Tax attorneys tell stories of clients idling in their luxury SUVs near the New Jersey entrance to the George Washington Bridge shortly
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1 Timothy 5:1–16
God’s people care for the needy both personally within their own households, and also corporately within the divine household, focusing upon those deserving ones who are believers, who have lived godly lives with a reputation for good works, and who are engaging in the community’s worship.
That God’s people shout treat one another as family members, as befitting their joint membership in the divine household, is established at the start (5:1–2).
The discourse on
Long-Term Preaching!
Folks, here’s a recent article published in Southern Seminary’s journal, Southern Equip, discussing long-term preaching: “Preaching for the Long Haul.” (For more details, see my A Manual for Preaching: The Journey from Text to Sermon, Baker, 2019.)
Coming soon …!
FYI, for those looking for a commentary on the Psalter—three volumes, dealing with all 150 psalms, a little over 1,000 pages—that aids preaching!
Coming soon … (i.e., should be available for order/purchase the next 3–4 months).
More info (and endorsements) here.
Spread the word … and let me retire!
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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- May 28–June 1, 2024 Sams Lectureship, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, Massachusetts
- June 9, 2024 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas
- July 7 and 14, 2024 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- August 4, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- October 2–3, 2024 Pastoral Ministries Lectureship, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois
- December 8, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
Past Speaking Engagements
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- March 17, 2024 Grace Chapel, Englewood, Colorado
- November 27–December 1, 2023 Lectureship, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Hosur, INDIA
- November 26, 2023 Grace Bible Fellowship, Bengaluru, INDIA
- November 24–25, 2023 Preaching Seminar, Bengaluru, INDIA
- November 4–5, 2023 Mobberly Baptist Church, Longview, Texas
- August 6 and 13, 2023 Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- July 30, 2023 Grace Bible Church, Dallas, Texas
- July 10–14, 2023 Lectureship, Word of Life, Atibaia, BRAZIL
- July 8–9, 2023, Nova Igreja Batista, Manaus, BRAZIL
- May 21, 2023 Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.