In his excellent book The Art of Pastoring, David Hansen offers an interesting insight into the benefit of theological reading:
Good hard theological reading makes my sermon preparation go faster. I've
There are many reasons why preachers don't preach God-centered messages. One of the reasons, though, has to do with the fear that preaching about God will be irrelevant to people'
In Consuming Jesus, Paul Metzger argues that three historical themes converged to make evangelicalism less than it should be:
* Anti-intellectualism
* Antipathy toward social engagement
* A form of premillennial eschatology which promotes a pessimistic
Paul Metzger’s soon-to-be released book Consuming Jesus traces how evangelicalism became what it is today. One of three historical influences he mentions is anti-intellectualism.
Metzger offers D.L. Moody as an example
Every Monday or Tuesday I download the latest sermon from Redeemer Presbyterian in New York. In June, Tim Keller began a two-month break. The other preachers at Redeemer are also excellent, but when