Monday, March 20, 2006 AD
Numbering his days (29920 and counting)
Dick Lucas - who has cropped up on this site before - celebrated his 80th birthday last year with what sounds to have been quite a shindig at Proclamation Trust, the organisation he co-founded to promote biblical preaching. (As their website puts it, "The fundamental conviction underlying the work of The Proclamation Trust is that when the Bible is taught God himself speaks, and his voice is heard clearly today".)
As part of the celebrations, Dick preached on the highly appropriate text, "Teach us to number our days" (from Psalm 90). This is now available as a free download (free registration required) from the St Helen's Bishopsgate website. I've not had chance to listen to it yet, but a friend who has heard it (I suspect at first-hand) described it as "first rate" - and my previous encounters with Dick Lucas preaching on the psalms are an encouraging omen.
Fans of Dick Lucas will find a number of other free downloads on the same site. Also, the Proc Trust website has started putting a number of Dick's sermons online as PDFs, which I'm greatly looking forward to exploring. Biblical exposition at its best (the occasional point of disagreement with Lutheran teachings notwithstanding).
As part of the celebrations, Dick preached on the highly appropriate text, "Teach us to number our days" (from Psalm 90). This is now available as a free download (free registration required) from the St Helen's Bishopsgate website. I've not had chance to listen to it yet, but a friend who has heard it (I suspect at first-hand) described it as "first rate" - and my previous encounters with Dick Lucas preaching on the psalms are an encouraging omen.
Fans of Dick Lucas will find a number of other free downloads on the same site. Also, the Proc Trust website has started putting a number of Dick's sermons online as PDFs, which I'm greatly looking forward to exploring. Biblical exposition at its best (the occasional point of disagreement with Lutheran teachings notwithstanding).
