Sermon Development
Sermon Notes: Vexing or Valuable?
What good are sermon notes? Who dreamed up the idea? [...]
Craft of Preaching
Worship
Preaching Within the Season: Pentecost
If you buy coffee at Starbucks with any frequency, you [...]
Columnist
Oh, It’s About Jesus
Back when I was in high school, autostereograms were quite popular. Known as “Magic Eye” [...]
Sermon Development
Creating Your Own Preaching Toolbox
Like many pastors, my toolkit for preaching includes Greek and [...]
Columnist
This Sermon’s For You
In my first preaching lab at seminary, there were two students who didn’t seem to get it. [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Know the Script
Several years ago, James Lipton of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio” interviewed Sir Anthony Hopkins. Mr. Lipton [...]
Culture
The Golden Compass
Okay, okay, so I know Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass is supposed to be really anti-church and, [...]
Worship
Biblical Preaching and the Sacraments
I love “food movies.” Chocolat, Big Night, Babette’s Feast (my [...]
Columnist
Part 1: Mark Stenberg asks, “When did the Good News become Bad News?”
When did the Good News [...]
Culture
Anti-Judaism in Christian Teaching and Preaching
Statements that misrepresent Judaism (ancient and modern) or diminish the [...]
