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Responding to Scripture

I mentioned last week that application is one of the hardest tasks in preaching. It’s easy to introduce all kinds of heresies in application or to give people an endless list of

Hit and run

Charlene and the kids were rear-ended yesterday by a black Mercedes SUV. The driver took off instead of pulling over, which wasn’t a very smart move. Charlene got the license plate and

Churches must learn to die

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” My latest column at Christian Week: Three years ago, I heard a pastor talk about how to make Church attractive. His church provided different

Churches must learn to die

My latest column at Christian Week: Three years ago, I heard a pastor talk about how to make Church attractive. His church provided different musical styles in different rooms concurrently to appeal to

Application and preaching

One of the hardest parts about preaching is application. My preaching prof Haddon Robinson says, “More heresy is preached in application than in Bible exegesis.” I think he’s right. One of the