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Her name sounds like holiday music — Carol. When she smiles her eyes dance like visions of sugar plums in the misty Christmas dreams of children. But Carol’s eyes don’t often dance these days. In December she decorates the tree and strings the lights and hangs the mistletoe and holly. She wears festive holiday seaters, … Continue reading “Glad Tidings For All The People”

Preaching is the proclamation of God’s Word. Thus, it seems to go without saying that those who preach must root themselves in scripture. We must study it so that we can effectively proclaim its truths.Yet one challenge we face today is the enormous treasure of Bible versions, editions, and study resources that are available, both … Continue reading “Resources for Preaching the Word: Annual Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference”

Dear Lord, We’re still hoping we’ll wake up. We’re still hoping we’ll open a sleepy eye and think, What a horrible dream.But we won’t, will we, Father? What we saw was not a dream. Planes did gouge towers. Flames did consume our fortress. People did perish. It was no dream and, dear Father, we are … Continue reading “Do It Again, Lord”

Islamic fundamentalist terrorists are prepared to use biological weapons against American civilians, causing as much, or more, carnage as they did on September 11. Chat with Christian microbiologist Larry Harris about what you should do to stay safe from biological warfare.Thursday, Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. ET in the Auditorium. Share This On:

You are officially invited to Crosswalk.com’s Bi-annual Chat Blast! Did you ever wonder what it would be like to chat in a room with over 100 people in it? Join us and see how crazy it can be as we attempt to break the record of 106 people in the VWBug room. We’ll also be … Continue reading “Chat Blast!”

chatmaster shouts, The Lord of the Manor commands your presence in Auditorium for our Lord of the Rings Chat with special guest Jim Ware, author of “Finding God in the Lord of the Rings“. The proceedings are starting NOW.” spikehost says, All hail! spikehost says, My lords and ladies, I bid you welcome to the … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings Chat”

The year just past produced a large number of books on preaching, including many quite useful contributions in addition to our book of the year, preaching to a Postmodern World by Graham Johnston. (Many of the books discussed below were released late in the year and will receive more comprehensive reviews in future issues of … Continue reading “Past Year’s Preaching Books Offer Varied Ideas, Approaches”

Futurists have predicted the demise of the book and the coming dominance of electronic media. This trend may ho d true for much of the culture, but preachers are likely to guard their libraries with zeal and ho d on to the book long after others may have abandoned paper documents for the electronic screen.Preachers … Continue reading “Annual Survey of the Year’s Best Books for Preaching”

You can argue that there is nothing more important in preaching than application. Any sermon without application isn’t. Sermons without application just make noise.Ask the greats. C. H. Spurgeon claimed, “Where application begins, there the sermon begins.” John Broadus wrote “The application in a sermon is not merely an appendage to the discussion, or a … Continue reading “Applying God’s Word in a Secular Culture”

Contemporary worship was already a phenomenon in Christian music at this time last year. But few could have known about the tragedy that was to come on September 11, or the comfort and impact that songs of worship would bring to so many, particularly Michael W. Smith‘s Worship project. Here then, in no particular order, … Continue reading “Favorite Worship Albums of 2002”