Update on Southern

I continue to work through a series of sermons on Matthew by Benjamin Beddome.  I am to deliver an extensive paper in December on Benjamin Beddome’s (17^th/18^th century) use of Matthew.  Baptists back then preached differently than they do now.  While often criticized for their “woodenness”, Beddome’s preaching (like most of the past) is more colorful and certainly more pastoral than much preaching I hear today.  It is fascinating that the sermons on paper are more stimulating and “lively” than the ones I often hear on podcasts.