One Major Improvement in Preaching Will Make All the Difference There is one thing, that if preachers would learn to do, it would vastly improve their preaching. Assume for a moment that you have something important to say. You can take that Word and preach a sermon that wanders about until it dribbles off the front of the pulpit. You can also preach a sermon that plants that Word in the heart and mind of a congregation. You can rock their... Read more
I continue to work through the implications of a text that uses the word agape to translate “love,” while describing the phenomena of eros, the evolutionary impulse, the gentle persuasion towards love. I have become more and more convinced that it is the dance of eros and agape that bring forth the next beautiful moment in creation’s story. I’m trying to work out how the two loves interact. Read more
He’s having such a hard time with this Presbyterian thing I thought I’d try to give him some help. Read more
Not the best, not the worst . . . To God Be the Glory Rendition Read more
I wonder what Paul’s opposition thought about this passage. A bit defensive maybe? People have a way of going after our weakness when they don’t like what we’re doing. Read more
I’m hoping to avoid crossing a line here. I don’t want to use this “pulpit” to defend myself, or in this case, a friend. (Happy to do that in a different forum, just not in these sermons.) But I do think we all need to be open to the possibility that when the flavor of our observations are self-righteous in tone, examining our own shadow would be a good next step. I know it’s been true for me. Read more
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