(Originally posted in 2015.)

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a sermon against gluttony, and I’ve attended Bible-preaching services multiple times per week for—well, a long time. Maybe I heard a sermon on it so long ago I don’t remember?

On the other hand, I’ve seen writers depict gluttony as one of the greatest evils of our time and the lack of preaching against it as the greatest failing of the modern church.

That seems over the top, but are they right that it’s a neglected topic?

Maybe. Here are some factors that have shaped my thinking on…

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Looking at Isaiah 52:13-53:12 in Light of the New Covenant

Many lists of New covenant verses do not include Isaiah 52:13-53:12. But I believe there is justification for using it as at least a supporting passage for the study of the New covenant. Allow me to explain my reasons for this.

Firstly, I have already drawn attention to the soteriological focus of the New covenant texts such as Deut. 30:6; Hos. 2:19-20; Isa. 26:8-9; 42:6; 49:8; 59:20-21; 61:8-9; Jer. 31:31-34;…

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With the election of a Chicagoan, Cardinal Robert Prevost, to be the first American pope, the world was understandably intrigued. His selection of the papal name Leo XIV only added to the public’s fascination with him—and mounting speculation regarding the type of international ecclesiastical leader that Leo might become.

Conservatives and traditionalists were looking for the smallest clues that Leo XIV was one of them, and went to great lengths to evaluate things such as his choice of vestments.…