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
Preaching
The Sky is Falling!?!
I’m only supposed to be reading books that relate to three things: my thesis, sermons I’m preparing, and books I’m reviewing.
Good thing I break that rule or else I
Thoughts on preaching from Gilead
Gilead is a novel about Reverend John Ames, second generation pastor, who writes to his son near the end of his life in 1956.
Ames keeps his in a box in the attic.
Minister is arrested during the middle of his sermon
From Obscure Store and Reading Room:
A police officer told him: “I request that you cease and desist with your services. If you refuse to stop, we will have to take you into
Do you get nauseous when listening to a sermon?
It may be caused by a troubling medical condition called homilophobia or fear of sermons:
Known by a number of names – Homilophobia and Fear of Sermons being the most common – the problem often