Preaching

A cup running over

I try to read a little from the mammoth book The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching every day. Today’s chapter was exactly what I needed. In preparing for the coming year,

All Preachers are Storytellers

Seth Godin called his last book All Marketers Are Liars. He wrote that an equally accurate but less exciting title would have been All Marketers are Storytellers. While less flashy, it’s more

Rob Bell on preaching

Weekly teaching can be destructive to creativity. I don’t teach something that has not been a part of me for six months to a year. Think about it, if I asked you

Secrets of Spurgeon’s preaching

From Christianity Today: Spurgeon broke with tradition and convention; he would not preach stilted sermons. As pointed out he spoke in common language to common people – in a dramatic, eloquent, even humorous way.

Sermon done

Just finished my sermon for Sunday. It has been a long time since I was done on a Thursday. That gives me a full day off tomorrow and time to focus on other