I once heard Haddon Robbinson say “Topical preaching can be Biblical, but it rarely is.” Some might think Haddon was having a bad day when he made the statement. I mean, it sounds severe, doesn’t it? Still, I am starting to think that there is a certain nugget of truth in his hyperbole, because while topical preaching can certainly be exegetical – if the message is lacking in contextual exegesis, seldom unpacks the passage (including its complex ideas), randomly uses multip

“I will not pardon him,” said Democratic President Joe Biden, in June of 2024, after a jury found his son Hunter Biden guilty on three...