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Here are some of my thoughts on topics related to preaching.
I would be thrilled to hear your ideas in the comments and engage with you through them.

So You Want To Preach Like Moody

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Here are some articles that might interest anyone wanting to do humble engagement with people when they communicate. Moody is one ...

Ethos And The Plastic Speaker

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It is not hard to be authentic, at least in theory. We intentionally cover up the authenticity with the plastic, hoping that no o...

Good Preaching

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What constitutes good preaching? A man once commented to me that such-and-such a pastor was the best pulpiteer in the city. It m...

The Glory Of The Impossible

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This is the real tragedy. We don’t live by faith because we really don’t trust the living God. Our churches, our programs, o...

Where Are The Faithful Men?

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Recently, I was bemoaning the state of male spirituality. I was genuinely grieved that I could not find a single male candidate to...

Running But Outrun

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I was struck recently by these verses. The news of Jesus resurrection motivated Peter and John to action. They evidenced their des...

Sown In Weakness, Raised In Power

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Resolving to live in the power of God and not in the death of sin and failure is very difficult, because we are daily consumed by ...

The Words Of A God And Not A Man

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If God indeed gave us our message, why do we want people to tell us it was from Him? Is that really necessary? If no one walked th...

Complaining About The Congregation

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When a person becomes alienated from a Christian community in which he has been placed and begins to raise complaints about it, he...

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