Should Evangelize Be Translated Evangelize?

It seems intuitive. It seems logical. But since 1388 the Greek verb "evangelize" has not been translated "evangelize" in the English Bible. What a strange quirk of Bible translation! John Wycliffe in his translation of the Bible in 1382 translated almost every one of the 54 uses of...

You Do? I Do! : Preaching For Weddings

For most Protestant pastors the phenomenon of a bride or a groom (or both) requesting the pastor to preach a "little sermon" during their wedding ceremony is perhaps a rare occurrence. Despite the infrequency of such desires in the past, however, I have found in my own ministry this...

Phillip Brooks: American Icon

Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was born in Boston into an old Brahmin family. His parents had been Unitarian but became Episcopalian. Brooks, baptized a Unitarian, was educated at the Boston Latin School (where he later taught without success), Harvard University and the Virginia Theological Seminary i

Preaching & Passion: An Interview with Robert Smith

Robert Smith teaches preaching at Beeson Divinity School and has been a featured preacher at past sessions of the National Conference on Preaching. He will be part of the 2005 conference in Nashville, which will use the theme "Preaching With Passion." Preaching editor Michael Duduit recently tal

The Difference Between Milk and Meat

The believer's motivation to obey God Doug Walton said that the sermons at our church were full of "milk for baby Christians," and that he would prefer more meat from the pulpit. The Dawsons actually left our church because they wanted more meat. And even from the more satisfied members of the

Preaching Creatively: An Interview with Ed Young, Jr.

Since becoming pastor of Fellowship Church in suburban Dallas in 1990, Ed Young, Jr. has led the church from its original 150 members to a weekly attendance of more than 18,000 people. Fellowship Church has been characterized by creativity in worship and preaching, and now the church is sharing