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From the Editor: War on Christmas? Article: No Room in the Inn? Illustrations: Christmas, Jesus Compromise, Commitment Christmas, Searching Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” (W.T. Ellis)   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 43”

It was as natural as making a cup of coffee in the morning. Thanksgiving was merely a sweet memory when my wife awoke on Friday and took command of our family’s traditional Day-After-Thanksgiving taskforce. Her objective? To decorate the house for Christmas in one day! So there I was, hauling boxes over my head, with … Continue reading “Advent: The Songs of Christmas”

The next movement in the Symphony of Christmas after Mary’s opening happens as Mary traveled from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea. One commentator has written that: “[Mary] probably traveled fifty to seventy miles from Nazareth to Zechariah’s home in Judea, a major trip for Mary.”1 Rushing to tell her relative Elizabeth, Mary found … Continue reading “Advent: Elizabeth’s Song (Luke 1:39-45)”

Have you ever seen Miracle of 34th Street? It’s a Christmas classic. The 1947 novel became a movie the same year, earning the author an Academy Award for the Best Original Story. The film itself was nominated for the top picture. Edmund Gwenn, who played Kris Kringle, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. But … Continue reading “Advent: Zacharias’ Prophetic Song (Luke 1:67-79)”

You cannot dance to the music of Charles Ives. The late 19th- and early 20th-century American composer was inspired by his transcendentalist philosophy. This led to a highly personalized musical expression that employed the most innovative and radically technical means possible. His music sometime went into two or three different directions at one time. You … Continue reading “Advent: Simeon’s Song (Luke 2:22-35)”

A short walk from the majestic dignity of Buckingham Palace, there is a church which has a royal history of its own. Princes of the pulpit have reigned there. Names such as John Henry Jowett and G. Campbell Morgan adorn the history of legendary Westminster Chapel. These men helped to create the spiritual climate of … Continue reading “Past Masters: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones”

?“It should have been my church,” he said with anger. He spoke about a certain plum church in the Northeast where once he was a candidate for the pastor’s job but which instead had called someone he considered a friend. “You would think that he knew I was a better fit there. Now, give him … Continue reading “Preachers Who Take Poison…and then wait for their enemy to die!”

?Dan Kimball is pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, Calif., and one of the key thinkers and leaders among young evangelical pastors. His newest book is They Like Jesus But Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations (Zondervan). He recently visited with Preaching editor Michael Duduit about what he is learning about how … Continue reading “Interview with Dan Kimball: Preaching to People Who Don’t Like the Church”

?D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones defined unction as an access of power. To amplify his perception of unction Lloyd-Jones said it is “God giving power, and enabling, through the Spirit, to the preacher in order that he may do this work in a manner that lifts it up beyond the efforts and endeavors of man to a … Continue reading “Preaching with Power”

?On Jan. 20, the nation will inaugurate a new president. It’s an amazing process-to see one government peacefully step aside and be replaced by another one. From the time the outgoing president leaves the White House to the time the new first family arrives, all the personal belongings of the former occupants will have been … Continue reading “The President’s Preacher”