About David Prince

David E. Prince is pastor of preaching and vision at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky and assistant professor of Christian preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of In the Arena and Church with Jesus as the Hero. He blogs at Prince on Preaching and frequently writes for The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, For the Church, the BGEA and Preaching Today

Dead Dog at the King’s Table? (2 Samuel 9)

THE QUESTION NO KING WOULD ASK David is at the height of his power. He has crushed his enemies, united the kingdom, and secured Jerusalem. Every ancient instinct says: now you mop up. You eliminate

Self-Control is Not Just a Stop Sign

Most Christians think self-control means one thing: don’t do it. Don’t eat the doughnut. Don’t say the thing. Don’t click the link. Self-control, in the popular imagination, is a bouncer at the door of your

Resurrecting Peace

The door was locked. Inside, a handful of frightened men sat in the shadows, holding grief in one hand and fear in the other (John 20:19). Three days earlier, everything had collapsed. Jesus, the One

It Is Finished! A Crucified Savior

Five days. That is all the distance between the waving palms and the cross. Five days between the crowd crying “Hosanna!” and that same city shouting, “Crucify him!” Five days between what looked like a

A Foot Washing Lord

John's Gospel opens with eternal glory and majesty. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The eternal Son of God,  the one through whom all

The King and Kingdom We Need

Human beings instinctively admire power. We're drawn to the person who commands the room, rises above the crowd, and takes the highest seat. We assume greatness looks grandiose. So when Jesus publicly presents Himself as