Sermon — Nehemiah 12:31–37: Two Great Thanksgiving Choirs

This is the audio (19:20, 8.9 MB) of a sermon I preached at a chapel service for students and faculty in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 13, 2026. The Scripture text is Nehemiah 12:31–37, which was read before I stood up to speak so it’s not on the recording.

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Two New Books

I’m very pleased to (finally) be able to announce the publication of two new books that I’ve coedited.

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Gospel of Matthew 08: For a Person’s Browser History Is Before the Eyes of YHWH

This is the audio (27:32) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 22, 2026. The main text was Matthew 5:27–32. Also read were Proverbs 5 and 1 Corinthians 6:12–20.

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Gospel of Matthew 07: The Time Is Out of Joint

This is the audio (13:25) of an Ash Wednesday meditation I gave at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 18, 2026. The main text was Matthew 5:2–12. Also read were Joel 2:1–2, 12–17 and Psalm 51.

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Gospel of Matthew 06: How Shall Its Saltiness Be Restored?

This is the audio (27:28) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 15, 2026. The main texts were Matthew 5:13–16 and 9:35–38. Also read were Psalm 48 and 1 Kings 19:1–18.

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Gospel of Matthew 05: Giving Account for Every Careless Word

This is the audio (27:06) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on February 8, 2026. The main texts were Matthew 5:21–22 and 12:33–37. Also read were Proverbs 11:11–21 and James 3:1–12.

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Gospel of Matthew 04: Don’t Even the Gentiles Do the Same?

This is the audio (27:22) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 18, 2026. The main text was Matthew 5:43–48. Also read were 1 John 3:11–18 and Leviticus 19:1–4, 15–18, 33–34.

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Gospel of Matthew 03: Winnowing Fork in Hand

This is the audio (29:15) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 11, 2026. The main text was Matthew 3:1–17. Also read were Isa 42:1–9 and Psalm 140.

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Gospel of Matthew 02: Weeping for Rachel’s Children

This is the audio (28:25; 19.5 MB) of an Epiphany sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on January 4, 2026. The main texts were Matthew 2 and Jeremiah 31:10–20. Also read was Revelation 12:1–6.

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Gospel of Matthew 01: I Pledge Allegiance—to My Stepson

This is the audio (15:12; 10.4 MB) of a Christmas Eve meditation I shared at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on December 24, 2025. The main texts were Matthew 1:18–25 and Isaiah 11:1–9.

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