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Introducing "Lost and Found: Public Theology in the Secular Age" Book Release

We are delighted to announce the publication of Lost and Found: Public Theology in the Secular Age. This Faith for Living page has been crafted with the intention of providing readers with a comprehensive overview of the book, including the Publisher’s Summary (Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, OR), the press release from the D. James Kennedy Institute of Reformed Leadership, a review from…

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The Tenth Commandment and Inflation

“Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (Exodus 32:19).” Gustave Doré (1832–1883) This is my latest opinion article. It was published by Carolina Journal, a think tank publication of the John Locke Society: “Our Economic Crisis is Also a Moral One:” https://www.carolinajournal.com/opinion/our-economic-crisis-is-also-a-moral-one/ “The crux of the matter extends beyond discussions of inflation,…

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Scholarship and Ministry

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). After a time of prayer for my seminary students this morning, I composed this letter and offered this prayer. I trust and pray it might be of some Spirit-shaped use to you in your life. My Beloved Students Called to Proclaim the Unsearchable Riches of…

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Gradually and Suddenly: Becoming the Preacher as Poet Declaring Theology as Wonder

Milton Dictating “Paradise Lost” to his Daughters, 1878. Mihály Munkácsy (1844-1900). Hungarian National Gallery. Some letters should be shared. This one was written for students in preaching. Yet, I thought that the message might have a broader usefulness. All believers are called to announce the Gospel in our stations of life. Thus, it is imperative to recognize the profound challenges and…

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I Can See Clearly Now: The Reformation and Art

St. Peter in Prison (The Apostle Peter Kneeling), 1631. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Beauty beckons from the doorsteps of our imagination. The image of God, present in man but distorted by sin, nevertheless remains as the Sensus divinitatis, a vestigial witness to the great I AM. Repentance and faith in the crucified, resurrected, ascended, reigning,…

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The First Christmas I Remember

I looked around the room. It was the same room I had always known, “always” in a five-year-old boy’s life. There was a four-poster bed and plenty of quilts with patchwork designs that became a muse to think about the intricate world that lay just beyond the door and the front porch. At the foot of the bed was a cedar chest (that my wife has to this day). My Uncle had built it for Aunt Eva on…

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The Pastoral Decision-making Model

We are thankful to announce the publication of a new book, The Pastoral Decision-Making Model. We pray it will be of support to pastors and other leaders seeking biblical wisdom for faithful decisions.

A pastor’s life is filled with decisions. Of course, that is so for every person in every vocation. Yet, for the pastor, there is a unique decision-making category. Pastors must routinely make decisions on behalf of others. For instance, a pastoral counseling session may focus on a vocational crisis of a parishioner. Or, there could be decisions needed within a family crisis. The family looks to…

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Pre-order Suffering for Christ

Michael A. Milton, Suffering for Christ: The Wounds of War Series. USA: Bethesda, 2023. Preorder: For Pre-order, go to https://books2read.com/sufferingforChristhttps://books2read.com/sufferingforChrist. We are thankful to announce a new work. The following is from the publisher: Introducing Suffering for Christ, the first book in The Wounds of War Series: A collection tailored to support those…

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Preaching One Sermon

For theological students in my courses, and others who might be encouraged I share this paper in PDF format. It may be downloaded at no close. The concept of having “one sermon” applies to more than preachers. For we not only preach out of the reality of Christ alive in us (our “one sermon”), we bear witness to Him in that way. Any message without the incarnational presence of the Second Person…

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Supporting Expository Preaching

Faith for Living, Inc. exists to reach as many as possible by all means available. Our first and most expansive ministry is Faith for Living with Michael A. Milton, a weekly broadcast of expository preaching. Our broadcast announces the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone everywhere through media that cost the listener nothing. Furthermore, we do not appeal for their support. It will always be…

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A Letter to a Seminary Student Struggling with the Demands of School, Ministry, Work, and Family

The occassion of a letter to a student struggling with finding balance in seminary becomes an opportunity to share biblical truths for all.

“I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.” (Isaiah 43:1b-2 ESV). I shared this response to a seminary student with a prayer that it might be of some help to another. “Lord, who hast called Thy servants to…

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Sermon Planning and Preparation

Sermon Planning and Preparation using the 8 Essential Elements of an Expository Sermon

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Elocution and Sacred Elocution

Balaam’s Ass, 1626. Rembrandt (1606-1669). Dutch, Baroque. I sent the following letter to our new students in Homiletics 1: the Preparation of Expository Biblical Sermons. I am sharing it with you for your possible study. My Dear Students in the Gospel of Grace, Grace to you and peace through Christ Jesus our Lord. The late John Stott wrote of the priority of preaching in the ministry of the…

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Vocational Renewal in the Pastoral Ministry

“For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands” (2 Timothy 1:6 ESV). Somewhere along the way, we get tired. The journey that started with new life in Christ led to the burden of sharing His life with others. Then came seminary. Then, ordination and a new season of life. Somehow, expectation ideals didn’t always mesh with the…

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Lectio Sacra, the Public Reading of the Scriptures, and Sacred Elocution

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Welcome to Homiletics I: The Preparation of Expository Biblical Sermons

Homiletics I: The Preparation if Expository Biblical Sermons. Dr. Michael A. Milton. Erskine Online. SPRING 2: March 6 – May 4. Contact Crystal Tolbert: [email protected] Welcome students and prospective students to the 8-week online course at Erskine Theological Seminary on Homiletics I: The Preparation of Expository Biblical Sermons. This is an exciting opportunity to prepare for a life of…

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A Discussion on the Eight Movements in an Expository Biblical Sermon

Mortimer, John Hamilton; St Paul Preaching to the Ancient Britons; Wycombe Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/st-paul-preaching-to-the-ancient-britons-26914 A Christian sermon should be the word of the living God spoken through Man under the authority of and strictly according to the inerrant and infallible Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible. We trust the following…

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