Why Men Are Called to Preach and Pastor
The church does not need another debate about who is allowed to preach. It does, however, desperately need to recover what preaching actually is according to Scripture. Somewhere along the […]
3 Rules for Being Funny in Sermons
The 80-year-old elder met me at the door and said, “I just have to say…” and I braced myself. That’s not usually the start to a good sentence. But when […]
Courage in a Secular World
In a span of thirty-five years that Congress spent six trillion taxpayer dollars in a failed attempt to upgrade American economic life, an astonishing decline occurred in our social life. […]
How to Find a Church? Consider These Steps.
When moving to a new town, the need arises to find a new community. Whether you’re moving for schooling, following work to a new town, or relocating to be close […]
Standup Sermons? What Preachers Can Learn About Communication from Comedians
Introduction: No, I Don’t Mean “Add More Jokes” If you’re a preacher, you might have seen the title and assumed, “This guy is making a connection between comedy and the […]
A Case for Bible Words
Each culture develops its own language. This is true not only within ethnic cultures but within subcultures. Within the basketball culture there are words such as “cut,” “flare screen,” “zone,” […]
The Importance of Reading Scripture Out Loud
It is a fascinating fact of intellectual history that, in antiquity, reading was not the silent, solitary endeavor we assume today, but rather an event of the spoken word—aural, communal, […]
Preaching: The Importance of Context and Clarity
Middle school students have a way of humbling you. I was speaking at our student ministry’s midweek gathering and closed with a reference to the apostle Paul. Running short on […]