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What can surround an ugly little man with beautiful women? What can make people running for public office say things they don’t believe? What makes an old, worn flap of leather riding around on my hip something I’d hate to lose? Money. How is this? It’s just a piece of paper. I take this 10-dollar … Continue reading “The Great God Mammon”

What author would not want to write a best-seller?  A run-away bestselling book can create a media sensation and generate millions of dollars for the author and publisher.  Publishers sell twenty-five million copies of the Bible each year, making it the perennial best-seller.  According to some estimates 90 percent of Americans have at least one … Continue reading “The World’s All-time Bestseller”

Q: Max, your newest book is called Cast of Characters: Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God. Where did the title Cast of Characters come from?Well, the title Cast of Characters is very intentional because the Bible is a collection of characters and all their stories and happenings and things they do and … Continue reading “Cast of Characters: Interview with Max Lucado”

From the Editor: Keeping in Touch Articles: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable Preaching & Reading Illustrations: Courage, Faith Sacrifice, Faithfulness Diversion Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “The best time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The second best time is today.”   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 33”

From the Editor: Share the Good News Articles: Political Guidelines for Churches Are Megachurches Friendlier Places? Illustrations: Immorality, Sin Time with God Revenge Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”(Dorothy Bernard)   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 great … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 34”

From the Editor: Political ‘Spin’ and the Holy Spirit Articles: Preaching Requires Listening Why Preach the Law? Illustrations: Stewardship, Faithfulness Prayer Urgency Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “If the going gets easy, you may be going downhill.”   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 great … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 36”

From the Editor: Beyond Megachurches Articles: Preaching to the Bull’s-Eye Churches Still Planning Campaigns Illustrations: Faith PassionMiracles, Persistence Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.”(Ogden Nash)   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 37”

 I am fascinated by the presidential and vice-presidential debates. Having been on the debate team all four years of my high school days, I find these political ponderings amusingly fascinating because these “debates” are not debates, as I understand debate. I understand the Lincoln-Douglas type and the cross-examination or policy type. Truth is I wish … Continue reading “Body Language (Romans 12:3-8)”

Have you noticed? In neighborhoods around the area, decorations are popping up. Creepy figures dot the lawns and pumpkins everywhere are poised to put on frightful grins. Halloween is coming, and with it our plans to embrace (or avoid) the traditions that focus on “dangerous forces lurking in the dark.” It is, perhaps, an appropriate … Continue reading “The God Who Goes Bump in the Night (Gen. 32:22-31)”

Martyrdom is a subject that elicits grievous, gruesome, grotesque images of believers mercilessly and maliciously thrown to lions or stoned to death. Did you know that more Christians died as martyrs in the 20th century than in all the previous centuries combined leading up to 1900? With deep gratitude we call to mind those who … Continue reading “Some Gave All”