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All of this talk about the life of the preacher as a life of worship does not negate the importance of what the preacher proclaims with his or her lips. Thinking about preaching through a (...)

Consider an invitation to the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. I tell you I’ve found some new recipes I’d like to try out on you because they sound tasty. You arrive at the appointed time and, because (...)

I suspect, unfortunately, that more than just a few working preachers spend only a rather brief period of time in the Scriptures, usually in a single English translation. More time is devoted to commentaries about (...)

When asked how many points a sermon should have, my colleague, Michael Rogness, is fond of saying, “At least one.” In fact, one is just the right number of points for a sermon. Attempting to (...)

The evangelist who wrote the Gospel of Matthew (whom we shall call “Matthew” in spite of his anonymity) was very much interested in the teaching of Jesus. For him, Jesus bears the usual Christological titles (...)