Post-Sunday letdown
As Charlene hinted, I had a bad day on Sunday. (Disclaimer: my son thinks stupid is bad word. I live with the language police.) During the morning service, we prayed for the 200
Preaching
I hate when God gives me homework
This always happens. I’m preaching on loving your enemies this week. Not a big deal since I really don’t have any real enemies. No real big grudges, life is good. Then
A good description of class with Haddon
From Preaching Today:
Twenty students and two professors stared at the handwriting on the wall. One by one, students in a seminary preaching class were to project on overheads their first attempts at
The Peter Principle
Part of my year two project at Gordon-Conwell is preaching a first-person narrative sermon. Today was the day. I had fun preparing. The passage was Luke 5, where Jesus helps Peter catch fish
Who does he think he is?
One of the critiques of preaching is that it is an abuse of power; that someone gets up and speaks while everyone is stuck listening. What makes that person’s contribution so important?