Month: November 2009

Videos
Preaching Moment 88: Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson speaks about the role of ambiguity in preaching [...]

Worship
In Defense of Singing Christmas Carols During Advent!

Okay, so I know this [...]

Theology and Interpretation
“A Prodigal Preaching Story: Paul, Eutychus, and Bored-to-Death Youth” Part I

I wish I had a [...]

Sermon Development
Maintaining the Preaching Voice

In 1875, Charles Spurgeon wrote, “If you have any idiosyncrasies [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 87: Matt Skinner

Matt Skinner thinks about the ways in which we preach [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Advent Texts: An Overview

The Advent texts for Lectionary Year C present a rich [...]

Culture
A review: Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore

This book is sure to [...]

Columnist
Shakedown Sunday

November is typically Stewardship time in the church, and it leads to uncomfortable questions about the proper [...]

Theology and Interpretation
How do I keep my Greek (or get it back)?

How do I keep my Greek (or get it back)? [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 86: Chris Scharen

Listen as Chris Scharen answers the question, “How do we [...]