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In 2017, Jeffrey D. Arthurs wrote, Preaching As Reminding, a book that focuses on preachers as remembrancers.  Arthurs is professor of preaching and communications at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is past president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society.  Arthurs presents a thorough investigation into preaching as reminding giving yet another perspective to preachers regarding their work.  The book is both theoretical and practical.  Arthurs affirms that every sermon does not have to be novel.  The preacher’s role is that of reminding his audience of the great things God has done.  He warns that reminding is not nagging and that no one desires to be nagged.  Reminding that is biblically centered prompts thankfulness, raises hope, prompts repentance, fosters humility, helps believers walk wisely, warns of unbelief and disobedience, encourages belief and obedience, prompts mercy and forms individual and communal identity.  I have written a book review and put it under the book reviews page on my blog.  You can access the four-page review there.

Earl Edwards recently wrote a lecture for the Freed Hardeman Lectureship held in February, 2018 titled, “Can a Christian Drink Alcohol?”  (Entrusted with the Faith,ed. by Douglas Y. Burleson, 147-155) in which he affirms the moderation view of drinking alcoholic beverages while advising a voluntary abstinence.  I have written a reply to Edwards and put it on my blog under the page Biblical Articles.  Please take the time to read this reply.  Edwards makes the following errors:  (1) he commits the fallacy of selective evidence; (2) he commits the fallacy of analogy by using an analogy falsely; (3) he contradicts the apostle Paul; and (4) he contradicts himself.  In these ways, Edwards has violated the law of rationality in order to reach his conclusions. The reader is asked to weigh the evidence, reason about the evidence correctly, and draw only such conclusions as are warranted by the evidence.