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After a message about sex earlier that evening at camp, a high school boy begins a conversation with a camp counselor: “Well, it’s a little late for me to hear that message.” said the boy. The counselor says, “Why’s that?” “Well, Sharon and I have already…you know…” The counselor says, “You know…what?” “We, uh, you [...]

Last week we saw Solomon and Shulammite forgive and reconcile and model to their friends and onlookers, the beauty of forgiveness and reconciliation, and the joy of being committed to one anther. Something we skipped over last week was the introduction of Shulammite’s name. To identify Solomon’s bride, I have called her Shulammite this whole [...]

05 Aug 2011 by Tim Keller First, Dr Lloyd-Jones insisted that we use the gospel as we edify Christians. In Preaching and Preachers, Lloyd-Jones warns preachers not to “assume that all…who are members of the church, are…Christians. This, to me, is the most fatal blunder of all.” (p.146) He goes on to say that many [...]

13 Jul 2011 by Tim Keller When I first came to New York City in the late 1980s, I realized that I had not come to a normal part of the United States. I remember reading at the time a brief religious comparison of Manhattan and the rest of the country. 30% of Manhattan residents [...]