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R. Kent Hughes - Beloved Expositor
My appreciation runs high for my preaching professor in seminary - R. Kent Hughes. With all his heart he appealed to us to preach the Word using the expository method. That was 28 years ago. Now, a book on preaching has been dedicated to him: Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes
The exposition of scripture was the focus of his life for over forty years. This book celebrates this legacy by bringing together fifteen of his friends to write about the things he loved so much. The Editor, Leland Ryken has included an article by D.A. Carson who speaks succinctly about critical issues for preaching by boiling it down to five observations.
Commenting on expository preaching he says that it is essentially, "unpacking what is there... If we expect God to re-reveal himself by his own words, then our expositions must reflect as faithfully as possible what God actually said..."
This was the heart of Kent Hughes' ministry to young seminarians and I know several who continue to live the vision he cast so long ago. One Sunday morning a decade ago, my wife Deborah and I attended College Church where Kent was preaching. I could hardly hold back the tears as he preached - he was still doing the things he taught us to do so many years before and it was beautiful to me.
My Parents, Bill and Mary Brown Celebrate 61 Years of Marriage Today
As the eldest son, I am perhaps one of the supreme authorities on this marriage since I have had the closest and longest inside view of almost anyone alive. As a long term observer, I must say that this has been a sweet marriage. Some of the more junior observers of this marriage say:
Grandson David says: “It is a blessing to watch the example of their interactions."
Granddaughter Blair says: "I want a marriage like that."
Granddaughter Claudia says: "We have had the benefit of 61 years of a marriage on the right path - their lives have been such a good example to me."
Daughter in-law Deborah says: "Staying married this long has made them free to be with us and minister to us - like today when Grandmary helped Claudia bake."
2009 Calendar Events for the National Center for Family Integrated Churches
February 13-14 "Our Marriages and The Marriages of our Son’s and Daughters," Wake Forest, NC
March 14-15 Reforming Church and Family | Unpacking Family Integrated Church Life - Wake Forest
September 18-19 Church Planters Symposium - Anderson Indiana
October 24-25 Reforming Church and Family | Unpacking Family Integrated Church Life - Wake Forest
December 10-12 National NCFIC Conference – The Sufficiency of Scripture for Church and Home Life
For more information email David Brown: Dbrown@NCFIC.org