Preaching

I was going to write one more premise about theocentric preaching – something about the importance of making the story of the Bible our story – but I think I’ll leave it for now.

Lesslie Newbigin on what can go wrong when we try to be relevant: In discussions about the contemporary mission of the Church it is often said that the Church ought to address itself

Not long after my last post, I started listening to the recording of a session that N.T. Wright did on preaching in Toronto last month. Someone asked him what he thought about

Warning: if you accept this premise, it will destroy a lot of sermons you may have preached. Every preacher I know wants to preach sermons that connect with the needs of real people.

[The Bible] is not a religious book of advice about the “answers” we need about a happy marriage, sex, work, or losing weight. Although the Scriptures reflect on many of those issues, they