Sermons, Connection Talks, Prayers and other works by Dr. Blair
Your Story in His Story The 2015 Evangelicals Concerned Autumn Weekend in Ocean Grove October 9 – 11, 2015 Thornley Chapel Commemorating the Centennials of Anna Bartlett Warner, Fanny Jane Crosby, William Howard Doane and Booker T. Washington Including Three Teachings by Dr. Ralph Blair “The Bible Tells Me So”, “This is My Story” and…
(PDF version available here.) Tony Campolo affirms same-sex couples. On June 8, 2015, he explained: “I have come to know so many gay Christian couples whose relationships work in much the same way as [my marriage]. Our friendships with these couples have helped me understand how important it is for the exclusion and disapproval of…
“The Supreme Court: Greasing the Slippery Slope” by Eric Metaxas, BreakPoint, July 2, 2015; “Statement on Same-sex Marriage: PCA’s View” by L. Roy Taylor, byFaith, June 27, 2015; Jesus Outside the Lines: A Way Forward for Those Who Are Tired of Taking Sides by Scott Sauls (Tyndale, 2015), 240 pp. by Dr. Ralph Blair (PDF…
Dr. Ralph Blair 1972 (PDF version available here) For too long, it has been an unquestioned assumption that every American boy and girl does or should grow up to be heterosexual. Such an expectation has contributed to much of the suffering of those for whom sexual development is otherwise. This monograph series is dedicated to…
Self-Righteous Enslavement Dr. Ralph Blair Evangelicals Concerned 73rd Connection, May 30, 2015 In 1946, a 20-year-old Flannery O’Connor came north to take part in the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop. But, privately, she was writing prayers: “Dear Lord, please make my mind vigilant about [loving others]. I say many, many, too many uncharitable things about people…
Christ & His Preparation for Cosmic Life Ralph Blair When Paul wrote to Colossians, he began with a thankful prayer. He then inserted an early Christian hymn in celebration of Christ’s supremacy over all. Scholars say its insertion here “can be taken as a deft, preliminary counter-blow against a heretical demotion of Christ” (Robert Gundry),…
Christ & His Propitiation for Cosmic Liberty Ralph Blair The Christ hymn that Paul passed on to Colossians affirms that, in Christ, everything in the heavens and on earth was brought into being. Then, there’s this striking parallel: in Christ, everything on earth and in the heavens was brought into reconciliation with God. From heaven…
CHRIST & the Cosmos CHRIST & the Cosmos is the text of the teachings Dr. Ralph Blair presented at the 2014 Evangelicals Concerned Fall Festival in Ocean Grove, NJ, October 3-5, 2014. On the first evening, he presented biographical background on five Christians honored: The 300th Anniversaries of Matthew Henry, James Hervey, William Romaine and…
Christ & His Purpose for Cosmic Love Ralph Blair Aside from details in today’s troubling headlines, they’d not surprise the Roman historian, Livy. And he died when Jesus was still a carpenter in Nazareth. Livy gave voice to his world-weary sighs: “We can neither endure our vices nor their remedies.” And, Livy, neither can we….
Self-Centered to Serve: From Selfish Self-Centeredness to Self-Centeredly Informed Service for Others Ralph Blair’s Keynote for connECtion2014 At the time, it was called the “greatest single event in human history”. That was in 1964. Guess what it was! If you were born in 1964 – that wasn’t it. Since it was only 50 years ago,…