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The negativism of the times we live in has created an intense hunger for a positive message. And that is not surprising where baby boomers are concerned. Boomers have always been consummate optimists anyway — a trait we somehow missed passing on to our kids. I sometimes think that boomers will go to their graves … Continue reading “Can’t They Say Something Positive? Preaching to Baby Boomers”

One of the interesting things we learned about Bill Clinton during the campaign and transition was that he has a cadre of long-time supporters — many stretching back to his Oxford days — each of whom affectionally calls himself or herself an “FOB” (Friend of Bill).These days, it is with warm wishes but more than … Continue reading “Does this make me an FOA?”

Horace Bushnell (1802-1876) was born in Bantam, Connecticut. He was educated to hard work. His daughter, Mrs. Cheney, in her biography, says that he did the full work of a man for at least five years before he came to the age of a man, often working thirteen hours a day. He spent the first … Continue reading “Horace Bushnell: Relating Theology to Life”

Preaching is about to get what many of its readers probably thought it’s always had: a full-time editor.It seems like only yesterday that I sat in a barbecue restaurant with Steve and dreamed aloud of creating a professional journal for preachers. (I’ve tried to convince my wife I do my best thinking over barbecue, but … Continue reading “Hey Buddy, Can You Spare a Moving Van?”

Volume 8 July-August 1992 through May-June 1993Key to the IndexJ/A 92 July-August 1992S/O 92 September October 1992N/D 92 November-December 1992J/F 93 January-February 1993M/A 93 March-April 1993M/J 93 May-June 1993Author IndexAllen, Ronald J. What Does God Require? (Sermon). J/F-93-57.Andersen, Richard. Away in a Manager! (Sermon). N/D-92-40.______. When War Invades Paradise (Sermon). S/O-92-75.Anderson, Leith. Should the Sermon … Continue reading “The 1992-93 Index of Preaching”

Recently I went to my office at the church where I am pastor and went through my normal routine of opening the mail. No personal mail, mostly just the generic “Dear Preacher, do you want to have the most dynamic ministry east of the Rockies?”, plain vanilla, junk mail.My attention, however, was arrested by a … Continue reading “Reading the Sermons of Others”

During the state fair, my wife and I received free admission to a musical concert. Early in the concert I noticed something I had never seen before at a purely musical presentation: an interpreter for the hearing-impaired. (Actually, in my younger days I could really have used an interpreter for most of the concerts I … Continue reading “Is There a Translator in the House?”

Heavenly Father,You provide all that I need to perform the task of preaching. To You only can this prayer be lifted up. As I prepare to climb behind the pulpit again this Sunday, please guide me through this sermon.Help me to prepare adequately for the proclamation of the Word of the Most High God. Your … Continue reading “A Preacher’s Prayer”

I was surrounded by ghosts and goblins. We had just finished the cake walk and awarded the final cake when I heard the hall phone ring. Someone called to me from across the fellowship hall and said it was an emergency. The call was not unexpected. I knew I would miss the last half hour … Continue reading “Free at Last: Preaching Without Notes”

“Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?” (Job 6:6).Progressive theologians occasionally exhibit shark behavior. Let several take a sideways bite or two out of a traditional doctrine or practice, and the blood drawn from those initial injuries can stimulate others into a … Continue reading “Salt for the White of an Egg: Seasoning the Teaching Sermon”