The following (under construction) is an index of topics that have been addressed at substantial length in a pulpit sermon, in an “Ask! Anything!” or in a “Table Talk”; items may link to a full lesson, to a quick answer, or to a spirited discussion among a group of women who aren’t shy about expressing their opinions. Click on the highlighted link to be directed to the appropriate source. Note that some topics are addressed in more than one category.
As you can see, the pulpit at First Puritan will go far beyond what was discussed in your grandmother’s pulpit and will not be intimidated by the fallen or the “woke’d” who would seek to cancel or silence the Word of God.
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The first column is devoted to the day-to-day life of the Christian, particularly within the marriage covenant; the second is devoted to Christian, Catholic, and non-Christian theology; the third is devoted to theological and practical issues from a Reformed (Puritan) perspective, stories told from the pulpit, and references to significant churchmen and women who are quoted or referenced on this website.
SEX & MARRIAGE
abortion
abstinence
abstinence, mutual
adoption
adultery
babies, premature passing
betrayal
biblical manhood
biblical womanhood
bioethics
blended family
cheating, flirting
children
contraception
dating
divorce
equality in marriage
exhibitionism
family
family prayer
fathers
feminism
fornication
gender identity
hookup culture
husbands
leaving one’s family
LGBTQ+
love
loyalty
lust vs. natural desire
marriage bed
masturbation
mothers
nakedness
onanism (1)(2)(3)
parents
parenting
pornography, voyeurism
prostitution
rape
rape, marital
relationships
roles in marriage
sex, (un)natural
sex change
sex games, bondage, toys
sodomy
wives yoked, (un)equally
CHRISTIAN LIFE
ambition
animal rights
anger, rage
arrogance, pride
blasphemy
bigotry
bitterness
borrowing and loaning
bribery
bullying
capital punishment
career
character
charity, giving
cheating, dishonesty
comfort
commitment
companions
compassion
complaining, nagging
compromise
conflict
consumerism
contentment
corporal punishment
courage
courtesy
cremation
criticism
cryonics, cryogenics
depression
difficult people
difficult problems
disability
disease, illness
diversity
doubt
elderly
entertainment
entitlement
envy vs. desire vs. covet
euthanasia
exhibitionism
false witness
favoritism
fear
finances, debt
food and drink
forgiveness
gossip
government
gratitude
greed
grief
guilt
healing
honor
hope
human rights
humility
hypocrisy
immigration
information age
jealousy
justice
justice vs. revenge
killing sports
kindness
law vs. legalism
laziness
lies, “white” lies
loneliness
manipulation
medicine, divine healing
meditation
mental illness
military service
modesty
music and the arts
neighbor
oaths
obedience, submission
organ donation
pacifism
patience
patriotism
peace
personal identity
pity, self-pity
politics
possessions
poverty
power
prejudice
priorities
prosperity
purity, Christian
purity, ethnic
purity, racial
resentment
responsibility
restitution
retirement
reverence
sacrifice
sadness
sanctity of life
secular culture
secular indoctrination
self-defense
selfishness
shame
silence
situational ethics
slander
social media
stewardship
style and beauty
suffering
suicide
taxes
temptation
thankfulness
uncertainty
watchfulness
weakness
wisdom
worry
vegetarianism, veganism
VICES
addiction
alcohol
cross-dressing
dancing
drag
games of chance
hate speech
obscenity
drugs
profanity
racism
self-harm, mutilation
slavery
smoking
tattoos
transvestism
ALMIGHTY GOD
angels
calling, by God
eternity, time
the Father
fear of God
God, as comedian
Heaven
Holy Spirit
humanity of Jesus
image of God
Jesus (the) Christ
knowing God
providence of God
sovereignty of God
tempting God
Trinity
trust in God
will of God
wrath of God
THE BIBLE
apocryphal works
archaeology
authority of the Bible
“big bang” theories
catechisms
cavemen (and women)
the Commandments
covenant
covenant theology
creation, alt views
creation, renewal
dinosaurs
dispensationalism
dreams, visions
evolution
giants
“God-breathed”
history of the Bible
inerrancy of the Bible
King James
Masoretic Text
miracles
parables
pseudepigraphical works
prophecy
signs and wonders
Septuagint
Talmud
Tanakh
Textus Receptus
Torah
Vulgate
women of the Bible
DEATH & ETERNITY
Antichrist
assurance
crucifixion
death
demons
end times (in our time)
eschatology
evil eternity
the fall
hell
The Judgment(s)
the Kingdoms
martyrdom
the Messiah
near-death experience
new Heaven and Earth
persecution
punishment
resurrection
rapture
Satan
scoffers
second coming
sin
sin, original
soul sleep
spiritual warfare
world at war
QUESTIONS ABOUT . . .
aliens
apostasy
astral projection
astrology
atheism
blessing and cursing
casting out demons
Catholicism
celebrities
Christoplatonism
church tradition
circumcision
degrees of sin
disagreement vs. heresy
Eastern religions
false teachers
false teachings
fate
fortune telling
ghosts, hauntings, paranormal
holistic medicine
Hollywood
Holy Grail
hypnosis
idolatry
indulgences
infallible pope
Islam vs. Islamism
Judaism
karma
liturgy and ritual
magic, magicians
mantras, chanting
Mariolatry
Mohammed
Mormonism
New Ageism
ouija boards
penance
Pharisaical additions
prayers for the deceased
psychics, ESP
purgatory
sacraments
saints
salvation by works
sedevacantism
snake handling
spirit guides
superstition
transubstantiation
witchcraft, the occult
REFORMED THEOLOGY
age of reason
assurance of salvation
atonement, limited
conviction of sin
depravity, total
the Elect
election, limited faith
five solae
famous preachers
free will
glorification
grace, free
grace, irresistible
justice
justification
mercy
new birth
perseverance of saints
prayer
predestination
preservation of the saints
principle, normative
principle, regulative
Puritans
Puritan writers
reconciliation, mandatory
redemption
regeneration
repentance
restoration
salvation
sanctification
soul
theology
truth vs. falsehood
TULIP
THE ORDINANCES
baptism, infant and adult
the burial service
confession-reconciliation
Lord’s Supper
the wedding ceremony
CHURCH PRACTICE
asceticism, monasticism
church discipline
church leadership
the Church vs. the church
Christian example
conversion
counseling
discipleship
evangelism
fasting
fellowship
Great Commission
local church
lukewarm Christianity
missions
pastors and elders
the Sabbath
servant, servanthood
speaking in tongues
spiritual gifts
stewardship
tithes and offerings
veiling
worship
HOLIDAYS & HOLY DAYS
Advent Sunday
The Affair of the Sausages
All Hallows’ Eve
All Saints’ Day
Bonfires and Baptisms
The Chalking of Doors
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve
Creation Eve
Commencement Sunday
The Day of Good and Evil
Days of Civil Religion
Easter
Election Sunday
Elf on a Shelf
Epiphany
Father’s Day
Fire-Burnings
Good Friday
Halloween
Holy Days vs. “Holidays”
Labor Day
Maundy Thursday
Mayflower Sunday
Memorial Day
Mid-Summer Sunday
Michaelmas
Mother’s Day
“Particular Days”
Passover
Pentecost
Reformation Sunday
Resurrection Sunday
Santa
Thanksgiving
Training Sunday
Veterans’ Day
Wurstennen
PULPIT STORIES
(Calvin’s) Barking Dog
(Luther’s) Diet of Worms
The Footbridge
The Mill Creek
Moby Dick
The Outdoor Revival
QUOTES & REFERENCES
St. Augustine
Richard Baxter
Thomas Baxter
Joel Beeke
Alistair Begg
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
John Bunyan
John Calvin
Horton Davies
Alice Morse Earle
Jonathan Edwards
C.S. Lewis
Martyn Lloyd-Jones Martin
Martin Luther
Cotton Mather
Charles Missler
John Owen
J.I. Packer
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Bunyan)
David Platt
William Secker
Richard Sibbes
R.C. Sproul
John Stott
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The Westminster Catechism