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We live in a rather quiet neighborhood where nothing big ever seems to happen. At least so it seemed until several weeks ago when we became front page news! A small plane crashed into a house down the street from ours, sending tremors through the ground beneath our feet, and gathering television crews like kids … Continue reading “How to Land the Sermon”

Many believe that the greatest address George W. Truett ever delivered was in May, 1920, when he preached from the steps of the United States Capitol in Washington D. C. where many U.S. Presidents have delivered their inaugural addresses. There Dr. Truett held a vast crowd absolutely spell-bound for ninety minutes, most of them standing! … Continue reading “The Bullet That Broke a Preacher’s Heart How America’s Preeminent Pastoral Evangelist Found Pulpit Power”

In the fifteen years in which Preaching has been published, only two members of our Board of Contributing Editors have gone to be with the Lord, and both of them had already retired from active ministry at the time of their deaths.When Frank Harrington died on March 3, we lost not only a third member … Continue reading “Tribute to a Preacher”

Have you ever considered how important color is to our lives? Have you wondered how color affects our lives?Color splashes your life every day. A red car zips past you on the freeway. The red flash looks like a red blaze of fire. The sun crawls toward the horizon, an orange ball descending. A yellow … Continue reading “The Colors of Preaching”

What would you say if you saw the above drawing on your sermon notes Sunday morning? Would you try not to say anything from the pulpit, and wait till you could get hold of that five-year-old preacher’s kid who’s been drawing on things again?What I said when I came to that picture in my outline … Continue reading “The Words Get In the Way”

I started preaching thirty years ago. Back then, I attacked Biblical passages with hammer and chisel, working to break them open into identifiable segments, which could then be arranged in a rational and psychologically appropriate order. I dressed up the outline with illustrations along with additional supporting materials. I even analyzed psalms and stories, dividing … Continue reading “Should Preaching Teach?”

Ahh, summer is here at last. Time for the beach, barbeque, and hermeneutics.Visiting with Pastor Bob the other day, I asked, “Well, are you experiencing the summer slump yet?”“Are you kidding?” Bob exclaimed. “Why, summer is my favorite time of year!”“That’s unusual,” I responded. “I thought summer tended to be a bit slower for most … Continue reading “But do they sell popcorn in the vestibule?”

Key to the IndexJ/A July-August 1998S/O September-October 1998N/D November-December 1998J/F January-February 1999M/A March-April 1999M/J May-June 1999Author IndexAbbott, Mark. Should Preaching Teach? (Feature). M/J-99-4.Ahlgrim, Ryan. A Preaching Journey. (Feature). M/A-99-37.Atwood, Dennis R. Do You Want to Get Well? (Sermon). J/F-99-46.Barr, Greg. Working in the Harvest. (Sermon Brief). M/A-99-51.Bell, Clayton. The Risk of Faith. (Sermon). J/F-99-14.Bianchin, Dave. … Continue reading “The 1998-99 Index of Preaching Volume 14 – July-August 1998 through May-June 1999”

I chuckled when I read the words of R. C. Sproul in Table Talk, a publication of Ligonier Ministries. He said: “If you know six of the tribes (of Israel), you are probably considered a Bible scholar.” We may not particularly appreciate his comment, but there may be more than just a modicum of truth … Continue reading “A Guide to Preaching the Old Testament”

My church bought a new pulpit this year. Gun-metal grey, portable, yet solid, the design offers an understated utility. Suited to the contemporary ambiance of our architecture and worship style, the new pulpit is intended to provide minimal interference to the communication process while still offering preachers a handy place to rest their notes.I don’t … Continue reading “The Place of the Pulpit”